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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
⚽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· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Common Carpet +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Common Carpet +156 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Weaver WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Stonehills Lanepublic footpath · 99 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Runcorn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull +27

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects20 species

winter

2026

Common Carpet · Marmalade Hoverfly · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing +15

Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
CrambidaeCrambidae2025
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025

🌿

Plants45 species

winter

2026

Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed · Common Ragwort +40

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
IvyHedera helix
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
DaisyBellis perennis
WeldReseda luteola
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
ElderSambucus nigra
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
DandelionTaraxacum
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
HazelCorylus avellana
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BroomCytisus scoparius
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull +27

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects20 species

winter

2026

Common Carpet · Marmalade Hoverfly · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing +15

Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
CrambidaeCrambidae2025
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025

🌿

Plants45 species

winter

2026

Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed · Common Ragwort +40

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
IvyHedera helix
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
DaisyBellis perennis
WeldReseda luteola
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
ElderSambucus nigra
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
DandelionTaraxacum
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
HazelCorylus avellana
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BroomCytisus scoparius
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Cartwright St and Cambridge St, Runcorn

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