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Prescot Cricket Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Welsh Poppy, Yellow Iris +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Welsh Poppy, Yellow Iris +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Ramsons, Hazel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Platycheirus, 14-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Platycheirus, 14-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 862Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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