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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.43386, -2.49596
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 411m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 411m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, White Melilot, Aspen +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, White Melilot, Aspen +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Rhododendron Leafhopper +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Bramble
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way 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 GM Ringway Stage 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 18 Walking route 17.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named route Length 17.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map Silver Lane public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Path type: track
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 Warrington Waters Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 281 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 281 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
52,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,283 records · National Biodiversity Network Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,283 records · National Biodiversity Network Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 2025
2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
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