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Nursery Plantation

4 ha

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.50815, -2.80627

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Raspberry +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy, White Dead-nettle +102 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy, White Dead-nettle +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 862Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route366 m
Named routeRef 862Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m
Named routeRef 862Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path at Nursery Plantation, Rainford

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path at Nursery Plantation, Rainford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tawd Valley ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Spinney/Linear ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Bickerstaffe ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Eddie McArdle Playing FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Stanley Coronation ParkUrban park4.6 km→🦉ACORNFIELD PLANTATIONNature reserve4.8 km→

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