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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.33297, -2.74106
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Alexanders +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Canada Goose · Redshank · Lesser Black-backed Gull +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Biting Stonecrop · Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell · Wall-rue +15
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Canada Goose · Redshank · Lesser Black-backed Gull +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Violet Ground Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Biting Stonecrop · Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell · Wall-rue +15
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major2025
Bombylius major2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum2025
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata2025
Papaver orientale Papaver orientale2025
Papaver orientale Papaver orientale2025 