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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.35320, -2.60646

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow-rattle · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-rattle · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

111 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
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Causeway ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Bank ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Pewterspear GreenUrban park2.6 km→

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