Over Recreation Ground
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.19217, -2.53510
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax, 22-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Weaver ParkwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Roehurst Lanepublic footpath · 221 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Roehurst Lanepublic footpath · 249 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Over Recreation Ground, Winsford
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,360 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Robin +39
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +44
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
- Clambus armadilloClambus armadillo
- Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,360 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Robin +39
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +44
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
- Clambus armadilloClambus armadillo
- Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Epuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisAmara similataAmara similataAmara similataAmara similataNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatumHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusWillow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurataWillow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurataBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumAzolla WeevilStenopelmus rufinasusAzolla WeevilStenopelmus rufinasusAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Events & activities nearby
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