🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blackbird
🌿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 Blackbird
🌿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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
6 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nipplewort, Hogweed +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nipplewort, Hogweed +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Ramsons +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis pertinax +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis pertinax +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Cycling
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16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route207 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route967 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
