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Queens Park Recreation Centre

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.45644, -2.75115

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Common Ragwort +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Common Ragwort +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Xanthogramma pedissequum +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Xanthogramma pedissequum +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route704 m
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Queen's Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sherdley ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱The DuckeriesUrban park3.9 km→

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