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Longbarn Park

1 ha

WildlifePicnicBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.41079, -2.55103

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Willowherb, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

88 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

2 Warrington WatersCycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Brown Rat · American Mink

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +16

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brachicoma deviaBrachicoma devia2025

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Darwin's Barberry · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Bear's-breech +3

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Brown Rat · American Mink

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +16

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brachicoma deviaBrachicoma devia2025

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Darwin's Barberry · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Bear's-breech +3

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Lyne · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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