Lancashire’s secure dog field market is real but harder to verify than most counties we’ve covered: the national aggregator sites (britishdogfields.com, dogwalkingfields.co.uk, wagglytails.com) carry no Lancashire listings at all, and a fourth site we checked, pawsfield.co.uk, turned out to list dozens of unconfirmed names — several of which are actually in neighbouring Merseyside, Greater Manchester or Cumbria, not Lancashire at all. We’ve relied instead on council planning records and local press coverage, which gives us three fields we’re confident are genuinely trading, plus several promising leads that are worth a phone call before you book.
Confirmed trading
- Goosnargh Dog Field, Broadith Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston — just under 1 acre, 6ft fencing with a buried skirt to stop digging, double-gated entrance with an access code. Up to 6 dogs, parking for 6 cars, £6, booked online in 25- or 55-minute slots. Open 8am-9pm in summer, 8am-4:30pm the rest of the year (no floodlights). Confirmed trading via Preston City Council’s own retrospective planning approval (September 2024) and local press. The booking page itself states “sole use for you and your dog.” We couldn’t find an independent operator website or social page beyond the booking microsite, so the operator’s name itself is unconfirmed — worth a quick check if that matters to you.
- A secure field near Midge Hall, South Ribble (exact trading name unconfirmed) — around 4 acres, approved for up to 6 dogs at a time (a 2025/26 application to raise this to 10 was pending at time of research), described by the operator in local press as “fully booked” with a waiting list. Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday/bank holidays 10am-4pm, daylight hours only December-February. Price and booking method weren’t published in the press coverage we found — worth contacting South Ribble Borough Council or searching locally for the current operator name before planning a visit.
- A secure field at Anchorsholme, Blackpool (exact trading name unconfirmed), off Deerhurst Road — approved to continue trading for a further three years by Blackpool Council in February 2024 (a public decision with 80 responses, 71 in support). Perimeter fence, shelter, coded access gate. One-hour slots, maximum 4 dogs per person, daylight hours in summer and 8am-8pm in winter. Price and operator name weren’t published in the council decision — worth a direct search for the current booking details.
Promising, but worth verifying before you book
- Samlesbury Secure Dog Run, Darwen Side Farm, Roach Road, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UA — the only independent corroboration we found was a bare directory listing (name and address, no phone or description) plus a third-party aggregator’s claim of roughly half an acre, 6ft fencing and parking for 2 cars, described as “private.” We couldn’t verify the aggregator’s claim against the operator’s own site — phone ahead before relying on this one.
- The Bark Park, Ridding Lane/Broad Lane, Whalley, Ribble Valley — a real, named operating company (The Bark Park Limited) with a genuine planning history. Its current capacity is in flux: Ribble Valley Borough Council refused an application to raise capacity from 20 to 30 dogs in November 2025 over highway-safety concerns on a shared public footpath, and the operator appealed (decision due by the end of March 2026). The original 2018 consent for up to 20 dogs wasn’t itself revoked, so the site may still be trading at that lower capacity — check current status directly before visiting. Worth flagging: two unrelated businesses share the same name in Hayle, Cornwall and Bicester, Oxfordshire — neither is this one.
- A dog field near Wrea Green, south of Lytham St Annes (sometimes referred to as “Lytham Dog Field”) — a genuine first-hand forum account describes a fenced outdoor field (roughly 2-3 tennis courts, temporary builders’ panels dug in to around 5ft 6in) plus an indoor polytunnel option, £6 for 30 minutes or £10 an hour, described by the visitor as “sole use.” We found this only via a dog-owners’ forum post and a matching but unverified aggregator listing — no independent operator website. Check Facebook directly or phone ahead before relying on this for a reactive dog.
Proposed or refused, not currently trading
A handful of other sites have gone through planning but aren’t confirmed open: a proposed field off Howick Cross Lane, Penwortham, South Ribble, was pending a decision at time of research; a similar application at Moss View, Chain House Lane, Whitestake, was also pending; and a 2021-approved site near Mawdesley, Chorley, was never reported as having opened and may no longer be relevant five years on. A proposed field at Brierfield Farm, Pendle (near Nelson/Burnley) was refused planning permission outright — there is no trading field there.
A word on aggregator lists
One aggregator site’s “Lancashire” page lists over two dozen fields, but on checking, at least four are actually in Merseyside or Greater Manchester, one is in Cumbria, and most of the rest returned no independent corroboration at all — no operator website, social page or booking system. We’ve left all of those out entirely rather than publish unverifiable names. If you’ve seen a longer list elsewhere for this county, treat it with real caution.
Large parts of the county — Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, Morecambe, Garstang, Ormskirk/Skelmersdale (West Lancashire), Accrington, Rawtenstall/Rossendale, and Nelson/Colne/Pendle beyond the refused Brierfield Farm proposal — have no secure field we could verify at all. This looks like an accurate reflection of a genuinely thin market in those areas, not a gap in our research.
A secure field is brilliant for a nervous or reactive dog who needs proper off-lead time without worrying about other dogs wandering in. If yours still takes a while to settle even with the field to themselves, a calming bite before the session can help take the edge off, alongside whatever training you’re already working through. For ongoing reactivity, talk to your vet or a qualified behaviourist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Lancashire secure dog field is best documented?
Goosnargh Dog Field near Preston, confirmed via Preston City Council’s own planning approval and local press, with its own booking page explicitly stating “sole use for you and your dog.”
Is The Bark Park in Whalley still open?
Likely, but at a lower capacity than it wanted. The council refused its bid to expand from 20 to 30 dogs in November 2025 over highway safety, and the operator has appealed. The original 20-dog consent wasn’t revoked, so check current status before visiting.
Why aren’t more Lancashire fields listed here?
One aggregator site lists over two dozen names for Lancashire, but several are actually in neighbouring counties and most couldn’t be independently corroborated at all. We’ve left those out rather than publish unverifiable names, which leaves large parts of the county — Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster and more — as genuine gaps.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who treats any field with a gate as an invitation to run laps.
