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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45314, -2.65623
Open directionsv 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 £ 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, Magpie, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Daisy, Common Fleabane +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Daisy, Common Fleabane +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Elder, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Reed Stem Borer Calameuta filiformis2025
Reed Stem Borer Calameuta filiformis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Aster agg. Aster agg.
Aster agg. Aster agg.
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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