Brickfields Red Quarry - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.42423, -2.70943
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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Taunton Avenue, Sutton Leach, St.Helens
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Wildlife to spot
15,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +25
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- SyrphusSyrphus
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Wild Teasel · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Heather · Hazel +27
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +25
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- SyrphusSyrphus
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Wild Teasel · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Heather · Hazel +27
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Events & activities nearby
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