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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.45396, -2.71630
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £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
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Hawthorn, Elder +221 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Hawthorn, Elder +221 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hogweed +26 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
48,140 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
48,140 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +23
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Lily Beetle +4
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- XylotaXylota
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle · Wood-sorrel · Wood Anemone +54
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,140 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +23
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Lily Beetle +4
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- XylotaXylota
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle · Wood-sorrel · Wood Anemone +54
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBugle
Bugle
Ajuga reptans2025
Ajuga reptans2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaBeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Garden TulipTulipa gesnerianaGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Events & activities nearby
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