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Hale Park

9 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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53.33358, -2.80055

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Buckwheat, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Buckwheat, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

96 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

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

83,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

83,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +55

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

11-spot Ladybird

11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Sun Spurge · Field Pansy · Garlic Mustard +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Field PansyViola arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

83,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +55

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

11-spot Ladybird

11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Sun Spurge · Field Pansy · Garlic Mustard +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Field PansyViola arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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