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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.38659, -2.62068
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New Cut Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 3 Woolston to Birchwood Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 8 Black Bear Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 Appleton Thorn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map 11 Whittle Hall Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Grey Heron, Sankey Valley Park
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44,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Daisy · Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +13
Daisy Bellis perennis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Daisy · Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +13
Daisy Bellis perennis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2025
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed
Reynoutria japonica2025
Reynoutria japonica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 