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▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Inglenook Farm — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Inglenook Farm — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Nipplewort +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Nipplewort +39 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Beech +7 more foraging species
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🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 862 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 862 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 143 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 100 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 100 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Lapwing +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Sand Martin Riparia riparia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Otiorhynchus armadillo · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +10
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Lapwing +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Sand Martin Riparia riparia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Otiorhynchus armadillo · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +10
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum 