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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45508, -2.71361
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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 🛝 Playground 171m away — 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 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Hogweed +192 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Hogweed +192 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Elder +22 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
47,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Magpie · Herring Gull +24
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit +2
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Garlic Mustard · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle +53
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Magpie · Herring Gull +24
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit +2
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Garlic Mustard · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Nettle +53
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Anemone nemorosa2025
Anemone nemorosa2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
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