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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.33279, -2.69241
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Xanthogramma pedissequum +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Xanthogramma pedissequum +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,725 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,725 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Cicadella viridis +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Hogweed · Bristly Oxtongue
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,725 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie · Mallard · Canada Goose +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Cicadella viridis +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Hogweed · Bristly Oxtongue
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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