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Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane

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📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.43425, -2.58282

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Opomyza florum, Botanophila fugax, Common Flower Bug +254 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Opomyza florum, Botanophila fugax, Common Flower Bug +254 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Campion, Elder +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Campion, Elder +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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
11 Whittle HallCycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highfield Lane

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highfield Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Mesnes ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Willow ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Orford ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Culcheth Linear ParkUrban park4 km→

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