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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47832, -2.67478
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Helophilus pendulus, Red Admiral +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Helophilus pendulus, Red Admiral +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Bramble +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Bramble +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Ramsons +17 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow Pimpernel · Guelder-rose · Blackthorn · Pot Marigold · Himalayan Honeysuckle +28
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Weld Reseda luteola Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow Pimpernel · Guelder-rose · Blackthorn · Pot Marigold · Himalayan Honeysuckle +28
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Weld Reseda luteola Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella 