Sign 10: NNR entrance, Banks & Crossens Marshes, near Fiddler’s Ferry

England Coast Path – Welcome to Crossens and Banks Marshes

You are now standing on part of the England Coast Path – a 2,700 mile National Trail opening in stages around the country.

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 can I do on the England Coast Path?

Walk or use all-terrain wheelchairs.

Take your dog for a walk, but keep them on a lead around livestock and wildlife and bag and bin their poo.

Stick to paths when signs ask you to.

Watch birds and wildlife – but keep your distance.

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 SD373208 near Fiddler’s Ferry and Crossens.

Illustration: a black and white bird with a green and purple sheen, and a text bubble saying ‘Waders like lapwing need to conserve all the energy they can get, and nest on the ground, so please don’t disturb them.’

Visual description: An A2 sized panel with the above text and illustrations, a map of the location and where new access rights do and don’t apply, and logos of National Nature Reserves, Natural England, National Trails and Lancashire County Council along the bottom.