Millbrook Recreation Ground
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45792, -2.76370
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Cow Parsley +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Cow Parsley +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Beech +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Xanthogramma pedissequum +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Xanthogramma pedissequum +3 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
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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 Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
35,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Tufted Duck +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Tufted Duck +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Shaggy Soldier
Shaggy Soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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