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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 46 ha
Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.37538, -2.48221
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Volucella pellucens +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Volucella pellucens +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 18 Walking route 17.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named route Length 17.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Dingle public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Crosfield Bridge public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: track
Show on map The Dingle public footpath · 207 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 207 m Path type: footway
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 Woolston to Birchwood Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 2 Warrington Waters Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 Appleton Thorn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Graffitied tree at Lymm Dam
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Wildlife to spot
20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +52
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax · Lily Beetle +6
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +52
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax · Lily Beetle +6
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris
Ecnomus tenellus Ecnomus tenellus
Ecnomus tenellus Ecnomus tenellus
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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