Dog Kennel Plantation 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.41885, -2.69171
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Bulrush, Rowan +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Pampas-grass, Chicory +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Pampas-grass, Chicory +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Catkin Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Catkin Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hall Lane public footpath · 845 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 845 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 11 Whittle Hall Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 Great Sankey to Hospital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 163 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 163 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Path in Clock Face Colliery Country Park
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18,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Pheasant +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Lissotriton Lissotriton Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-leaved Helleborine · Pampas-grass · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Chicory +15
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Chicory Cichorium intybus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Common Fleabane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Pheasant +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Lissotriton Lissotriton Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-leaved Helleborine · Pampas-grass · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Chicory +15
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Chicory Cichorium intybus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Common Fleabane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pulicaria dysenterica
Pulicaria dysenterica
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa 