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Causeway Park

14 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.37853, -2.58786

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Dock Bug +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named 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

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Cycling

87 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

Wildlife to spot

45,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Pine Ladybird · Phaonia subventa

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Common Ragwort · Yarrow · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Pine Ladybird · Phaonia subventa

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Common Ragwort · Yarrow · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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