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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.43637, -2.61835
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 322m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 322m away
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Elder +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 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
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2026▾
American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat · Bank Vole
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
🌿Plants40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Common Nettle · Yellow Water-lily · Field Maple +35
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2026▾
American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat · Bank Vole
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
🌿Plants40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Common Nettle · Yellow Water-lily · Field Maple +35
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
