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Fairhurst's Plantation

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.49629, -2.76103

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin
🌿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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Beech

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Red Campion, Honesty +10 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Red Campion, Honesty +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Otiorhynchus armadillo, Glischrochilus hortensis, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Otiorhynchus armadillo, Glischrochilus hortensis, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redwing · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit +46

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Otiorhynchus armadillo · Glischrochilus hortensis · 7-spot Ladybird

Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redwing · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit +46

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Otiorhynchus armadillo · Glischrochilus hortensis · 7-spot Ladybird

Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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