Sign 6: RSPB car park, Dib Road, Hesketh Out Marsh (western exit)

England Coast Path – Where can I walk?

For your safety and to protect wildlife, please stick to the path. No new rights exist on the riverbank or marsh here.

What is ‘Coastal Access’?

A new legal access right to walk on the England Coast Path, and sometimes the ‘Coastal Margin’ between the trail and the sea. Signs will tell you where Coastal Access rights do not apply.

In an emergency, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. You are at grid ref SD421250 at the RSPB’s Hesketh Out Marsh car park.

Illustration: A black and white bird with a green and purple sheen, with a text bubble saying ‘Lapwing use the marsh year round the rest, feed and nest.’

Illustration: A golden retriever dog on a lead, with a text bubble saying ‘Keep dogs on a lead around wildlife and bag and bin their poo. Just their presence can scare birds off nests.’

Visual description: An A3 sized panel with the above text, a map of the location and where new access rights do and don’t apply, and logos of Natural England, National Trails, the RSPB and Lancashire County Council along the bottom.