Rixton Claypits Local Nature Reserve
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.41033, -2.47506
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly, 14-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Bryony, Wild Teasel, Yellow Iris +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Bryony, Wild Teasel, Yellow Iris +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle, Elder +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 42 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 2 Warrington Waters Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 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 Main Route Cycling route 186 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 186 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Glischrochilus Glischrochilus
Glischrochilus Glischrochilus
Oxystoma cerdo Oxystoma cerdo
Oxystoma cerdo Oxystoma cerdo
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii
Neocrepidodera transversa Neocrepidodera transversa
Neocrepidodera transversa Neocrepidodera transversa
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Whitefoot Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus albipes
Whitefoot Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus albipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Creeping Willow Salix repens
Creeping Willow Salix repens
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
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