King Charles Tower Garden 1 ha
Plan your visit
🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
53.19378, -2.88994
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Longster Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Watergate Street Rows public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface paved Path type: steps
Show on map City Walls public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Path type: footway
Show on map City Walls public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map 150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Chester - Sealand Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Turquoise Local cycle route
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Chester Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The city walls by the Phoenix Tower
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Wildlife to spot
79,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 79,845 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Teal +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Water Vole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 79,845 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Teal +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Water Vole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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