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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.38697, -2.55368
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ 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 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ 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 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +83 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Clover, Meadow Crane's-bill +95 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
2 Warrington WatersCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 134m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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tenax2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumParent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025SitonaSitona2025SitonaSitona2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2025Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2025Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025SunflowerHelianthus annuus2025SunflowerHelianthus annuus2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Events & 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