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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
53.46308, -2.74414
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Syrphus +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Creeping Thistle, Yarrow +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route704 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m▾
Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Black-headed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
🌿Plants40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Herb-Robert +35
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Black-headed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
🌿Plants40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Herb-Robert +35
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipesParanchus albipesParanchus albipesPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusBadister bullatusBadister bullatus2025Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2025Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2024Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2024Water CressNasturtium officinale2024Water CressNasturtium officinale2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024