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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.48168, -2.65524
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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, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Large White, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lily Beetle, Large White, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Hogweed +133 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Hogweed +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Alder Leaf Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Bramble · Oxeye Daisy · Black Medick · Tufted Vetch · Guelder-rose +43
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Alder Leaf Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Bramble · Oxeye Daisy · Black Medick · Tufted Vetch · Guelder-rose +43
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 2025
2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus2025
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2025
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024
Aster agg. Aster agg.2024
Aster agg. Aster agg.2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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