ACORNFIELD PLANTATION
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.47406, -2.85017
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Fieldfare · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Tree Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Ditropis pteridis · Loricera pilicornis · Phyllobius glaucus +8
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xylota segnis
Himalayan Balsam · Garlic Mustard · Common Nettle · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley +39
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Fieldfare · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Tree Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Ditropis pteridis · Loricera pilicornis · Phyllobius glaucus +8
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xylota segnis
Himalayan Balsam · Garlic Mustard · Common Nettle · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley +39
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025