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Borough Cemetery

6 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.46818, -2.75614

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Rowan, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort, Yarrow +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort, Yarrow +142 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Pheasant · Black-headed Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
CootFulica atra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Clay-coloured Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pea-leaf Weevil · Badister bullatus · Tree Bumblebee

Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025

🌿

Plants16 species

springwinter

2026

Herb-Robert · Holly · Hedera helix · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +11

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Pheasant · Black-headed Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
CootFulica atra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Clay-coloured Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pea-leaf Weevil · Badister bullatus · Tree Bumblebee

Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025

🌿

Plants16 species

springwinter

2026

Herb-Robert · Holly · Hedera helix · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +11

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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