🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.47890, -2.73772
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Elder, Ramsons +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +166 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +166 more · last seen 2026
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Moss Bank Road, Clinkham Wood
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Mole Talpa europaea2025
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Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
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Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
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Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
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Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
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Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
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Cleavers Galium aparine2025
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Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
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Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
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Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
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Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
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Red Campion Silene dioica2025
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