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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.42699, -2.73149
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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
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 — Alder Leaf Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Great Willowherb, Ash +160 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Maple, Great Willowherb, Ash +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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
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Wildlife to spot
12,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Alder Leaf Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +32
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Great Willowherb · Blackthorn · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Pampas-grass +19
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Alder Leaf Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +32
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Great Willowherb · Blackthorn · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Pampas-grass +19
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Nyctalus noctula
Syrphus
Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Sitona humeralis Sitona humeralis
Sitona humeralis Sitona humeralis
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Holotrichapion aethiops Holotrichapion aethiops
Holotrichapion aethiops Holotrichapion aethiops
Choleva agilis Choleva agilis
Choleva agilis Choleva agilis
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bruchus loti Bruchus loti
Bruchus loti Bruchus loti Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 