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Halsall medieval rectory

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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
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bulrush, Meadowsweet +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn, Bulrush +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn, Bulrush +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 62Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route422 m

Named routeRef 62Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Runnelbridleway · 700 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 700 mPath type: track

The Runnelbridleway · 139 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 139 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

5,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin +79

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
BatChiroptera2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
StoatMustela erminea2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Red Admiral +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
WallLasiommata megera2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2020

🌿

Plants86 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Bulrush · Red Campion · Tutsan +81

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
IvyHedera helix2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2022
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2020
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
RamsonsAllium ursinum2020
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,096 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin +79

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
BatChiroptera2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
StoatMustela erminea2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Red Admiral +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
WallLasiommata megera2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2020

🌿

Plants86 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Bulrush · Red Campion · Tutsan +81

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
IvyHedera helix2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2022
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2020
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
RamsonsAllium ursinum2020
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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