Landscape associated with the former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.44630, -2.75597
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Elder +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Elder +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hogweed +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
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 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 22 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Former canteen block, Alexandra Park, St Helens
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Bee Orchid · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +15
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Garden Tulip Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Bee Orchid · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +15
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Garden Tulip Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Alder Leaf Beetle
Alder Leaf Beetle
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Tulipa gesneriana
Tulipa gesneriana
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025 