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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47664, -2.73192
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 88m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 88m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
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Nature reserve
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
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Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Clinkham Wood, a 10-hectare Local Nature Reserve in St. Helens, North West England, is characterized by its lush deciduous forest. Visitors can explore the wooded paths and may spot local wildlife, including foxes, birds, and butterflies.
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Wildlife to spot
29,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,027 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +13
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 Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Barren Strawberry · Maidenhair Spleenwort +33
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Himalayan Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,027 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +13
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 Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Barren Strawberry · Maidenhair Spleenwort +33
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Himalayan Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Xylota Xylota2025
Xylota Xylota2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Impatiens glandulifera2025
Impatiens glandulifera2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 