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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45187, -2.73160
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☕ Cafe Millais — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Cafe Millais — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain +203 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain +203 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Rowan +21 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Steve Prescott Bridge public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map St Helens Way public footpath · 34 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 34 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map St Helens Way public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 654 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 654 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos A stone mullioned window in the Friends' Meeting House
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Wildlife to spot
39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Canada Goose +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Garlic Mustard · Bee Orchid +25
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Canada Goose +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Garlic Mustard · Bee Orchid +25
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Geranium robertianum2025
Geranium robertianum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025 