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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.40251, -2.63463
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking 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
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
2 Warrington WatersCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Photos
Shackleton Close looking towards the A574
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +36
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Knotgrass · Great Willowherb · Meadow Vetchling +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- DaisyBellis perennis
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +36
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Knotgrass · Great Willowherb · Meadow Vetchling +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- DaisyBellis perennis
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Cantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidalePsyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Willow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaWild Rose FusehornArge ochropusWild Rose FusehornArge ochropusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaCommon Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaMany-flowered RoseRosa multifloraMany-flowered RoseRosa multiflora