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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Viper's-bugloss +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Viper's-bugloss +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +15 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

120 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

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

52,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

autumn

2026

Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Great Tit +82

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum

🌿

Plants92 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Nettle · Elder · Viper's-bugloss · Centaurea nigra · Hawthorn +87

Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CleaversGalium aparine
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
HazelCorylus avellana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

autumn

2026

Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Great Tit +82

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum

🌿

Plants92 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Nettle · Elder · Viper's-bugloss · Centaurea nigra · Hawthorn +87

Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CleaversGalium aparine
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
HazelCorylus avellana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
HollyIlex aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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