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Ellie's Animal Merry Go Round

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53.40755, -2.61942

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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
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Farm visits

Very strong match

Farm attraction

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Hypoxylon petriniae, Puccinia pulverulenta, Jelly Ear +85 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hypoxylon petriniae, Puccinia pulverulenta, Jelly Ear +85 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Daisy, Tufted Vetch +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Daisy, Tufted Vetch +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

New Cut TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

25,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +23

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
GadwallMareca strepera
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +23

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
GadwallMareca strepera
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

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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