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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47683, -2.79909
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 🐕 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, Yellowhammer +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Red Campion, Hawthorn +120 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cuckooflower, Red Campion, Hawthorn +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
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NCN 862 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 862 National Cycle Network
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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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Named route Ref 862 Length 553 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 862 Length 143 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Starling +50
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Tree Bumblebee · Glischrochilus hortensis
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Marsh Foxtail +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 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Starling +50
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Tree Bumblebee · Glischrochilus hortensis
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Marsh Foxtail +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 Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025 Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 