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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.42865, -2.72159
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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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Vetch, Wild Teasel, Great Willowherb +145 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Vetch, Wild Teasel, Great Willowherb +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hazel +12 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 11 Whittle Hall Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 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 Photos St. Nicholas Church, New Street, Sutton, St.Helens
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Wildlife to spot
15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt +1
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Syrphus Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Pampas-grass · Butterfly-bush +27
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt +1
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Syrphus Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Pampas-grass · Butterfly-bush +27
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Nyctalus noctula
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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 Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan Honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa2025
Leycesteria formosa2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
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
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia2025
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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