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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47149, -2.81108
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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, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hogweed +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Cuckooflower +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Cuckooflower +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
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Radial Route 6 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 862 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 446 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 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 Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Red Campion +5
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 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 Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Red Campion +5
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024 