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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.49389, -2.68888
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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, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Anemone +112 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Anemone +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +16 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 Path on the west side of Weathercock Hill near Garswood
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Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Rooting Bolete Caloboletus radicans
Rooting Bolete Caloboletus radicans
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2024
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2024
Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari2024
Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari2024
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2024
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2024
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus2024
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus2024 Bellis perennis2025
Bellis perennis2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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