Blackburn's Plantation 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47803, -2.81332
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hazel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Red Campion, Cuckooflower +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Red Campion, Cuckooflower +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Common Wasp +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Common Wasp +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
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Radial Route 6 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
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 967 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Fieldfare +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Hedge Woundwort · Marsh Foxtail · Red Campion +1
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Fieldfare +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Hedge Woundwort · Marsh Foxtail · Red Campion +1
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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