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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.48852, -2.80213
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▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goldfinch 🌿 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
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goldfinch 🌿 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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Red Dead-nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ivy, Hazel +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ivy, Hazel +120 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, St Marks Fly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, St Marks Fly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
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NCN 862 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 862 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 862 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 446 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 553 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Lapwing +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Tree Bumblebee · Glischrochilus hortensis
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +14
Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Lapwing +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Tree Bumblebee · Glischrochilus hortensis
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +14
Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
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