Acorn Field Plantation 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
53.47398, -2.85078
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Athous haemorrhoidalis +41 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Campion, Hogweed +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Radial Route 4 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Fieldfare · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Ditropis pteridis · Tree Bumblebee · Phyllobius glaucus · Eristalis pertinax +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Tawny Mining Bee Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Garlic Mustard · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley +41
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Fieldfare · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Ditropis pteridis · Tree Bumblebee · Phyllobius glaucus · Eristalis pertinax +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Tawny Mining Bee Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Garlic Mustard · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley +41
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 2025
2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
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