St Raphael's Roman Catholic Church
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.36995, -2.74262
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Alexanders +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Ragwort, Hazel +151 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Ragwort, Hazel +151 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,752 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot · Mallard +11
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Hazel · Ivy · Alexanders · Cock's-foot · Cleavers +54
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot · Mallard +11
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Hazel · Ivy · Alexanders · Cock's-foot · Cleavers +54
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaOakQuercusOakQuercusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareEvents & activities nearby
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