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53.43620, -2.74180

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow-rattle, Centaurea nigra, Common Ragwort +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Centaurea nigra, Common Ragwort +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

Route 856Cycling route

Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network

1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

26,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Coot · Mallard +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +5

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
FrogRana

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2026

Southern Marsh-orchid · Large Bindweed · Bee Orchid · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +21

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Coot · Mallard +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +5

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
FrogRana

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2026

Southern Marsh-orchid · Large Bindweed · Bee Orchid · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +21

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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