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Hough Green Park

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.36936, -2.77385

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Cleavers, Ivy +101 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Cleavers, Ivy +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +12 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ash Lanepublic footpath · 2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 kmPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

124 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

Route 856Cycling route

Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

21,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +33

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🌿

Plants40 species

winter

2026

Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Ivy · Holly +35

HazelCorylus avellana
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CleaversGalium aparine
IvyHedera helix
HollyIlex aquifolium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
White CloverTrifolium repens
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
OakQuercus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
DaisyBellis perennis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hedera helixHedera helix
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +33

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🌿

Plants40 species

winter

2026

Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Ivy · Holly +35

HazelCorylus avellana
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CleaversGalium aparine
IvyHedera helix
HollyIlex aquifolium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
White CloverTrifolium repens
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
OakQuercus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
DaisyBellis perennis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hedera helixHedera helix
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Michael with St Thoms Church of England and Hough Green Methodist Church

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