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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.42956, -2.74575
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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, Starling, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Centaurea nigra, Yellow-rattle, Ribwort Plantain +135 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Centaurea nigra, Yellow-rattle, Ribwort Plantain +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Elder +13 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sphaerophoria scripta +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sphaerophoria scripta +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 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 N/A Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,651 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cantharis livida 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Elder · Snapdragon · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb +18
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Elder Sambucus nigra Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Balm Melissa officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cantharis livida 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Elder · Snapdragon · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb +18
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Elder Sambucus nigra Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Balm Melissa officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Goat Willow
Goat Willow
Salix caprea
Salix caprea
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 