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Clock Face Country Park

82 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome82 ha

Getting here

53.41929, -2.69525

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Pampas-grass, Butterfly-bush +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Pampas-grass, Butterfly-bush +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hall Lanepublic footpath · 845 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 845 mPath type: unclassified

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route163 m

Named routeRef 62Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Magpie +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

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Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Magpie +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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