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53.49473, -2.79492
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▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin 🌿 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
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nipplewort, Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Beech +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Otiorhynchus armadillo, Glischrochilus hortensis +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Otiorhynchus armadillo, Glischrochilus hortensis +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 862 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 862 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 175 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 862 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Sand Martin Riparia riparia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Glischrochilus hortensis · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +12
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Sand Martin Riparia riparia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Glischrochilus hortensis · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +12
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Jointed Rush
Jointed Rush
Juncus articulatus
Juncus articulatus
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 