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Enjoying outdoor space is a great way to spend your free time, whether it's with your family or with your pet dog.

But not all spaces are the same - some allow dogs to be off lead, some on lead and others ban dogs completely.

Now the rules for five areas in West Lancashire could change.

West Lancashire Borough Council is inviting local residents to share their views on the list of current locations and to comment on five public spaces proposed to change:

• Ormskirk Rugby Club play area – Dogs to be kept on a lead

• Tarleton Rugby Club play area – Dogs to be kept on a lead

• Tarleton Cricket Club play area – Dogs to be kept on a lead

• Enclosed children's play area, Station Road, Hesketh Bank – Dogs to be banned

• Enclosed sports area, Evermoor HUB, Digmoor – Dogs to be banned

The council is asking for feedback on the proposals by December 13.

Have your say by visiting the council website via this link.

Here's a full list of which parks dogs are banned from in West Lancashire:

A person in charge of a dog will be guilty of an offence if at any time he or she takes a dog onto, or permits a dog to enter or to remain on, any of the children's play areas listed below. Anyone found committing an offence will be issued with a fixed penalty of £75.00.

Recognised assistance dogs are exempt.

Appley bridge:

Appley Playing Fields, Appley Lane South, Appley Bridge

Aughton:

Belvedere Way, Aughton

Holt Green, Aughton

Redsands, Aughton

Winifred Lane, Aughton

Banks:

Abrams Fold/Lancaster Gate, Banks

Banks Leisure Centre, Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks

Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe Playing Field

Burscough

Mere Avenue, Burscough

Pickles Drive, Burscough

Priory Close/Vicarage Gardens, Burscough

Rees Park, Burscough

Rees Park, Burscough

Richmond Park, Burscough

Richmond Park, Burscough

Great Altcar

Engine Lane, Great Altcar

Halsall

Memorial Hall, Halsall Road, Halsall

Hesketh Bank

Poppyfields, Hesketh Bank

Hesketh with Becconsall

Glen Park Drive, Hesketh with Becconsall

Shore Road, Hesketh with Becconsall

Hilldale

Hilldale Playing Field

North Meols

Schwartzmans Drive, North Meols

Ormskirk

Bracknel Way, Aughton, Ormskirk

Coronation Park, Ormskirk

Coronation Park, Park Road, Ormskirk

Halsall Lane, Ormskirk

Mawdesley Terrace, Ormskirk

Mawdsley Terrance, Ormskirk

Westend, Ormskirk

Parbold

Burnside, Parbold

Village Hall, The Green, Parbold

Scarisbrick

Daisy Way, Scarisbrick

Moy Park, Scarisbrick

Southport Road, Scarisbrick

Village Hall, Smithy Lane, Scarisbrick

Skelmersdale

Abbeystead, Gillibrands Road, Little Digmoor

Abbeystead, Little Digmoor

Alderley, Little Digmoor

Banksbarn, Digmoor

Banksbarn, Digmoor

Cascades, Ormskirk Road, Skelmersdale

Eavesdale/Edenhurst, Skelmersdale

Ennerdale, Tanhouse

Ennerdale/Tanhouse Park, Skelmersdale

Evington, Tanhouse

Fairhaven, Birch Green

Fairhaven, Skelmersdale

Firbeck, Skelmersdale Town Centre, Skelmersdale

Greenhill, Old Skelmersdale

Hawksclough, Skelmersdale

Helmsdale, Birch Green

Holland Moor, Digmoor

Inglewhite, Birch Green

Stanley Coronation Park, Skelmersdale

Stanley, Coronation Park, Skelmersdale

Tanfields, New Church Farm

White Moss Road, Skelmersdale

Willows, Victoria Park, Skelmersdale

Tarleton

Carr Lane, Tarleton

Trinity Walks, Tarleton

Up Holland

Beacon Country Park, Up Holland

Beacon Park golf club, Up Holland

Broadacre, Up Holland

Chequer Lane, Up Holland

Dewberry Fields, Up Holland

Lawns Ave, Up Holland

Mill Lane, Up Holland

Westhead

School Lane, Westhead

Westhead

Dogs on leads

The five park areas in the borough where dogs must be kept on a lead are listed below. These areas have been chosen because there are other publicly accessible areas nearby where dogs can be exercised without restriction: