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Birchwood Brook Park

65 ha

📷 Mitt Doot · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

53.42095, -2.50640

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dogwood, Hogweed, Red Campion +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dogwood, Hogweed, Red Campion +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Black Darter, Brown Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Silver Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

54 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
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bens Bear wood sculpture at Risley Moss park - panoramio

📷 Mitt Doot · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Bens Bear wood sculpture at Risley Moss park - panoramio

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Culcheth Linear ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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