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Municipal Golf Course

📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.29283, -2.94050

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Black Snipefly, Red-green Carpet +183 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Black Snipefly, Red-green Carpet +183 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Holly, Ribwort Plantain +122 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Holly, Ribwort Plantain +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Canalside TrailWalking route
Named route
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Traffic Free ChesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rivacre Valley Country Park

📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rivacre Valley Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whitby ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉WHITBY PARKNature reserve3.4 km→🏞️EASTHAM WOODSCountry park4.2 km→🏞️RIVACRECountry park800 m→🌱Torr ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉RIVACRE VALLEYNature reserve600 m→

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