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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45974, -2.68982
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Magpie, Blackbird, Canada Goose +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Canada Goose +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wood-sorrel +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wood-sorrel +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
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
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Valley Park is a 36-hectare Country Park located in St. Helens, North West England. It includes riverside paths and woodlands that support a range of wildlife, such as kingfishers and otters, and offers walking, cycling, and fishing activities.
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Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Potentilla sterilis2025
Potentilla sterilis2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
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
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
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