Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey
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Getting here
53.40129, -2.66058
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +118 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Silverweed, White Clover +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
2 Warrington WatersCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Whittle Hall Community Centre, Great Sankey
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Wildlife to spot
6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CootFulica atra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GullLarus canus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Alder Leaf Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +28
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot Ladybird
Red Campion · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Hairy Tare · Cuckooflower +39
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,579 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CootFulica atra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GullLarus canus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Alder Leaf Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +28
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot Ladybird
Red Campion · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Hairy Tare · Cuckooflower +39
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisPsyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosa22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansCereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopusCereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopusTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula veris