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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
⚽Playing fields 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
⚽Playing fields 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia albitarsis, Mystacides longicornis +242 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia albitarsis, Mystacides longicornis +242 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Hart's-Tongue +140 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Hart's-Tongue +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Elmers Greenpublic footpath · 169 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Standish Mineral LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route421 m

Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Elmers Green Lanebridleway · 421 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 421 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

12,795 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,795 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2026

Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit +5

Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +10

Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants65 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Ash · Bracken +60

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
GalingaleCyperus longus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2025
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,795 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2026

Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit +5

Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +10

Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants65 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Ash · Bracken +60

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
GalingaleCyperus longus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2025
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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