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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.48966, -2.68780
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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Hawthorn +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons, Bluebell +104 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons, Bluebell +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Turnip Tigress +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Turnip Tigress +12 more · last seen 2025
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The view towards Garswood
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Rooting Bolete Caloboletus radicans
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Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
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Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2024
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Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus2024
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Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2024
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2024
Egghead Mottlegill Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus2024
Egghead Mottlegill Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus2024 2025
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Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
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Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
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Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
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Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
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Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
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Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
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Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2024
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024 