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St Julies Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Empis aestiva, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Empis aestiva, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow Iris, Holly, Cow Parsley +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Iris, Holly, Cow Parsley +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Beech +10 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 856Cycling route

Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route553 m

Named routeRef 862Length 553 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Tufted Duck +46

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
HornetVespa crabro

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Beech · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Wall-rue +19

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Annual Wall-rocket

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Tufted Duck +46

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
HornetVespa crabro

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Beech · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Wall-rue +19

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Annual Wall-rocket

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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