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Places › England › North West › Knowsley Getting here
53.47340, -2.81831
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Cuckooflower, Hawthorn +133 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Cuckooflower, Hawthorn +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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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Radial Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 862 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 862 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 446 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 446 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 967 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Red Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Red Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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