Sherdley Park Municipal Golf Course 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.43620, -2.73514
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Guelder-rose +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Daisy, Ash +155 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Daisy, Ash +155 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 1 Great Sankey to Hospital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos 18th Green at Sherdley Park Golf Course
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28,312 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Canada Goose +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bee Orchid · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +27
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Canada Goose +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bee Orchid · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +27
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
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
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2025
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2025
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025 