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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.44913, -2.76855
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Empis aestiva, Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Empis aestiva, Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Cow Parsley +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Cow Parsley +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 22 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 Children's Playground, Taylor Park
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Wildlife to spot
29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +22
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +22
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 