St Michael's Roman Catholic Church
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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.36248, -2.76095
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Cow Parsley, Ash +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Cow Parsley, Ash +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mersey Valley Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Liverpool Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Black-headed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Ivy · Holly +40
Hazel Corylus avellana Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Cleavers Galium aparine Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Black-headed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Ivy · Holly +40
Hazel Corylus avellana Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Cleavers Galium aparine Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025 