But in just seven months time, this swampy wasteland will be covered by lush green turf and surrounded by the most spectacular sports arena our district has ever seen, packed with thousands of cheering football fans.
By summer 2010, all the mud will be gone and in its place will be Morecambe FC's new stadium.
On the day of our visit just before Christmas, the future home of the Shrimps is still very much a building site. Conditions under-foot are hazardous - a pair of knee-high wellies is standard issue! - and the bitter chill of winter is in the air.
But there is something else in the air too. There is a feeling of momentum. Expectation. A buzz that something really special is happening.
Brian Fagan, Morecambe FC stadium project director, can sense it too.
Fortunes
At a time when the Morecambe players are performing exceptionally on the field, Brian says the club's fortunes off the pitch have never been brighter.
And the feel-good factor all centres around this, their new £12million Westgate home.
"We are getting tremendous coverage from the likes of Sky TV and ITV," says Brian, who can barely contain his enthusiasm and pride in the project.
"We're also getting great feedback. People are saying we've got it just about right. People are absolutely amazed at what we are producing.
"It's not just one step up - it's many steps up from where we have been."
Plans for the new stadium were only announced in 2007. Two years later, builders and machinery are buzzing around the site, work is on schedule, and the ground is becoming a reality.
This is no pipe dream. Morecambe FC WILL move at the end of the 2009/10 season. It really IS going to happen!
So how come this development has moved quickly while so many other large-scale projects in Morecambe take years, stall, stutter and sometimes even fail?
"Determination," replies Brian.
"It's taken us three years to do what it takes some other clubs 13. We've had a lot of co-operation from the local authority.
"Mainly, it's been down to the sheer drive of a small group of personalities at the football club."
The 14 metre-high steel framework of the ground's 2,173 capacity all-seater section is already in place. Within its bowels, sections have been marked out ready for swish bar, gym, club shop, office and changing room facilities which Brian says will rival those of any other team in the country.
The tunnel, through which the team will emerge to an almighty roar on match days, is already recognisable.
An impressive staircase winds around the side of the structure giving access to the upper floors. There will also be two lifts. "Whoever would have thought Morecambe FC would have had one lift, let alone two?" laughs Brian.
The first floor is little more than a vast sheet of steel at the moment. Eventually it will house a function suite with restaurant and conference facilities, and an outdoor patio high above the pitch in front of a glazed viewing area with sliding doors.
This floor will be open for hospitality on match days and also available to hire throughout the year.
On the top floor, there will be six private boxes and the directors' lounge.
"The hospitality will be top quality, we're determined to offer a great match day experience," says Brian.
Foundations have been laid for main stand to the west, which has standing capacity for 2,234 home fans.
Sponsors
To the east will be the away fans' section, with standing room for 1,389.
An open terracing section on the north side will fit 606 fans.
Brian says the club is seeking sponsors for the different sections of the stadium, which may determine their eventual names.
But the club is also listening to its fans for suggestions of names for the bar and restaurant.
Also taking shape is the changing block for the community sports pitches at the north of the site.
These all-weather sports courts will be available for use by the community for football, basketball, netball, volleyball and more.
Brian is keen to point out that Morecambe's new home is not just a football ground, it will be a sports complex with all-year membership and everyone is welcome.
"We believe we do an awful lot of good in the community and now our Football in the Community programme will get bigger and bigger," says Brian.
"Football matches may only be here for 26 days of the year but the complex will be open 365 days a year."
The community changing facility will house a boxing gym. Brian says they might even put on boxing dinner shows in the function room.
As the stadium takes shape, the club is also doing everything possible to be sensitive to its neighbours.
Extensive sound-proofing of the site will take place, including the planting of trees, bushes and dense foliage, to try to block out the thunderous roar of the fans so nearby residents won't be too badly disturbed.
But he says, in general, neighbouring residents and businesses have been
overwhelmingly supportive of the club's move to Westgate.
Having said that, some have shown concern about transport access into the new ground and match day traffic congestion in and around Westgate. "We will have car parking all around the ground and 300 spaces for away fans at Westgate Primary School," said Brian.
"The football club will be running coaches from Morecambe and Lancaster railway stations on match days.
"We are talking to a bus company about putting on extra match day services.
Goodbye
"Cycle routes will be extended and the new stadium will have motorcycle and cycle storage. The only thing we haven't got is our own railway station. That would have been great."
While all of these exciting developments take place at the new ground, the Morecambe FC directors are determined not to forget their current home of Christie Park.
In the run-up to their emotional goodbye to Christie Park at the end of this season, the club will hold a programme of farewell 'End of an Era' events. "We've been at Christie Park for 89 years," says Brian.
"At the new stadium, we are trying to keep all the good things from Christie Park and build on them.
"We have so many things lined up for everybody. We'll have the End of an Era at Christie Park and then there will be big changes in the way we have done things.
"We are a close knit club and we have a huge base that we are building. It will make a huge difference to the football club."
The club have said they will now announce the name of the new ground at the end of January.
You can keep up to date with developments at the new ground by logging on to www.morecambestadium.co.uk