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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.32771, -2.62841
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Mecinus pascuorum +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Mecinus pascuorum +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +8 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +8 more · last seen 2023
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 Appleton Thorn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Woodchat Shrike · Mallard · Whitethroat +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rabbit · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +8
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Woodchat Shrike · Mallard · Whitethroat +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rabbit · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +8
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa 