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Fairfield Memories – Celebrating 30 Years

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Children’s Festival: Lancaster Lore Story Hunt with Mike Forde

This year, the Lancaster Lore Story Hunt is coming to Fairfield Nature Reserve.

Fairfield Association Interview on BBC Radio Lancashire

Michael Sheppard spoke to the BBC about the work of the Fairfield Association. Listen to the interview online.

A “Little Free Library” for Fairfield Playground – Fundraising

A “Crowdfunder” page has just been set up to help raise funds towards the library.

FFOG Minutes: 15 January 2026

Minutes of the Fauna, Flora and Orchard Sub-Group (FFOG) meeting

Latest Fairfield observations on iNaturalist

Chondrostereum

Chondrostereum
25 February 2026
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Eurasian Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper
7 February 2026
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Black mondo grass

Black mondo grass
7 February 2026
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lesser celandine

lesser celandine
7 February 2026
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
7 February 2026
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Eurasian Blackbird

Eurasian Blackbird
7 February 2026
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Our Green Spaces

The Fairfield Association in Lancaster is now responsible for around 50 acres of land including: 

Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Playground
Fairfield Green and Playground
People attending the stalls, treasure trail and BBQ at the Triangle in the sunshine
Aldcliffe Road Triangle

What’s On

Find out what’s happening

Special Events

Volunteer Sessions

Regular Meetings

Community Membership

Keep in touch with what is going on and see how you can help. Membership is free.

Wildlife BLOG

Shell duck and Heron

West Field Ponds on 28 January. Shell duck. Heron perched on a post.

Improving Fairfield’s Paths

We are inviting suitably experienced contractors to provide quotes to repair and improve out paths.

Fairfield Butterfly Count 2025

Data from the 2025 Fairfield butterfly counts along with charts for long-term comparisons.

Birds Around the Reserve

A short summary of what has been seen, and heard, this autumn

Fairfield 2027 Calendar

Pony Wood at dusk

We need your photographs

Each year, the Fairfield Association produces a calendar featuring photographs taken in Fairfield Nature Reserve, Fairfield Orchard and Aldcliffe Road Triangle. It is one of our major sources of fundraising.

We rely on people submitting photographs they have taken throughout the seasons. We then choose 12 of the images to feature in the calendar

Wildlife observations

Fairfield Nature Reserve iNaturalist project

Fairfield Nature Reserve now has a special projects page on iNaturalist. It includes:

latest observations

species lists

observation map

Get started with iNaturalist

As well as the website, there is also a free iNaturalist app for phones.

Learn how to make observations using iNaturalist

Fairfield Cycle HUB

The Fairfield Cycle Hub provides secure bike storage for local residents as well as public access maintenance and temporary bike parking facilities

Spaces for 12 bikes

£25 a year

Waiting list

Fairfield Cycle Hub side view