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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.33931, -2.63982
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 111m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 111m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Mecinus pascuorum +133 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Mecinus pascuorum +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Endive Pellia, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Endive Pellia, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map 8 Black Bear Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 Appleton Thorn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Migrant Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Lunar Hornet Moth · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser +11
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Migrant Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Lunar Hornet Moth · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser +11
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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