Ashtons Green Allotment Gardens
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45498, -2.69555
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Horseshoe, Ashton's Green
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Wildlife to spot
35,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Orange Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +4
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Bugle · Hemp-agrimony · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bluebell · Wood Speedwell +40
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Orange Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +4
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Bugle · Hemp-agrimony · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bluebell · Wood Speedwell +40
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone
Anemone nemorosa2025
Anemone nemorosa2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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