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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.44687, -2.76488
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
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 ☕ Boathouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Boathouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Beech +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Tufted Duck +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Tufted Duck +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Hogweed, Cow Parsley +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Hogweed, Cow Parsley +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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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
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Wildlife to spot
29,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 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 · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Beech · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse · Garden Tulip +27
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 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 · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Beech · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse · Garden Tulip +27
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 