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🛝Family🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.34389, -2.73577
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tekosta Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tekosta Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +56 more · last seen 2026; Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +56 more · last seen 2026; Coastal saltmarsh priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Common Carpet +155 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking 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
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
127 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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
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
- CrambidaeCrambidae
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse +43
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
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
- CrambidaeCrambidae
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse +43
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2025Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2025Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeus