Wellington Green Play Area
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.08732, -2.87593
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goosander and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goosander and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goosander, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +105 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Goosander, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +105 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marches WayWalking route▾
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation WalksWalking route▾
Dee WayWalking route▾
Walkers Lanepublic footpath · 119 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
River to RidgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 305m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,075 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,075 records · NBN AtlasGoosander · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
springwinter
2025Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2026Common Club-tail · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,075 records · NBN AtlasGoosander · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
springwinter
2025Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2026Common Club-tail · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo2024
Calopteryx virgo2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025mayfliesEphemeroptera2024mayfliesEphemeroptera2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2022Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2022Cyrnus trimaculatusCyrnus trimaculatus2022Cyrnus trimaculatusCyrnus trimaculatus2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2022White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2022Events & activities nearby
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