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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Holly, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +185 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +185 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025

🌿

Plants83 species

summer

2025

Hemp-agrimony · Himalayan Balsam · Petty Spurge · Common Nettle · Lesser Swine-cress +78

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025

🌿

Plants83 species

summer

2025

Hemp-agrimony · Himalayan Balsam · Petty Spurge · Common Nettle · Lesser Swine-cress +78

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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