MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEY
31 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
53.31920, -2.66100
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cawley's Bridgepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: tertiary
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 321 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 321 mPath type: tertiary
143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
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
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
12,991 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,991 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit · Coot
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All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker
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All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
False Oat-grass · Ash · Hedge Woundwort · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock
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All 93 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,991 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit · Coot
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
False Oat-grass · Ash · Hedge Woundwort · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock
+88 more speciesHide species list
All 93 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Greater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPotatoSolanum tuberosumPotatoSolanum tuberosumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosa