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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.49321, -2.72245
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Blackthorn, Copper Beech, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Marsh-marigold, Firethorn +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Marsh-marigold, Firethorn +51 more · last seen 2026
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 Path near Birchley Wood, Billinge
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Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
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Pyrochroa serraticornis
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Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
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Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
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Badister bullatus Badister bullatus2025
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Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
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Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
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Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Caloboletus radicans
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Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
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Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
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Osier Salix viminalis2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
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Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
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Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
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Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
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Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
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Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
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Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
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