🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.46971, -2.74468
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Elder +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Sycamore, Creeping Thistle +185 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Sycamore, Creeping Thistle +185 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Vine Weevil +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Vine Weevil +29 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,297 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,297 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Paranchus albipes Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert · Ribwort Plantain · Holly +20
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Hedera helix Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,297 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Paranchus albipes Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert · Ribwort Plantain · Holly +20
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Hedera helix Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus2025
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025 2024
2024
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2024
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2024 