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Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge

4 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Gorse +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Gorse +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 11-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 11-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

114 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Runcorn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Liverpool Loop LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

102,941 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

102,941 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

autumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Tit +89

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 11-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants76 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Elder · Viper's-bugloss · Red Dead-nettle +71

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
GorseUlex europaeus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
HazelCorylus avellana
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Field PansyViola arvensis
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

102,941 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

autumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Tit +89

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 11-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants76 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Elder · Viper's-bugloss · Red Dead-nettle +71

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
GorseUlex europaeus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
HazelCorylus avellana
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Field PansyViola arvensis
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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