MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEY
31 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
53.31920, -2.66100
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — False Oat-grass, Ash, Hedge Woundwort +90 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cawley's Bridgepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: tertiary
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 321 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 321 mPath type: tertiary
143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit · Coot +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue Damselfly
False Oat-grass · Ash · Hedge Woundwort · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock +88
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit · Coot +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue Damselfly
False Oat-grass · Ash · Hedge Woundwort · Rough Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock +88
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPotatoSolanum tuberosumPotatoSolanum tuberosumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaEvents & activities nearby
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