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Sankey Valley Park

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Getting here

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Hypoxylon petriniae, Mallrug, Mallryg +38 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Hypoxylon petriniae, Mallrug, Mallryg +38 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

New Cut TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

32,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Wigeon +45

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummer

2026

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025

🍄

Fungi42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Puccinia pulverulenta · Hypoxylon petriniae · Mallrug, Mallryg · Geranium Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +37

Puccinia pulverulentaPuccinia pulverulenta
Hypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniae
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Geranium RustUromyces geranii
Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava
Haw GobletMonilinia johnsonii
Bald InkcapParasola leiocephala
Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
Macroconia leptosphaeriaeMacroconia leptosphaeriae
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Mycoacia udaMycoacia uda
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Hyalorbilia inflatulaHyalorbilia inflatula
Leopard EarthballScleroderma areolatum
Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii
Puccinia poarumPuccinia poarum
Puccinia phragmitisPuccinia phragmitis
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
CingroenPhallus impudicus
Meadowsweet RustTriphragmium ulmariae
Puccinia magnusianaPuccinia magnusiana
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae

🌿

Plants55 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb +50

DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Wigeon +45

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummer

2026

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025

🍄

Fungi42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Puccinia pulverulenta · Hypoxylon petriniae · Mallrug, Mallryg · Geranium Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +37

Puccinia pulverulentaPuccinia pulverulenta
Hypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniae
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Geranium RustUromyces geranii
Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava
Haw GobletMonilinia johnsonii
Bald InkcapParasola leiocephala
Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
Macroconia leptosphaeriaeMacroconia leptosphaeriae
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Mycoacia udaMycoacia uda
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Hyalorbilia inflatulaHyalorbilia inflatula
Leopard EarthballScleroderma areolatum
Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii
Puccinia poarumPuccinia poarum
Puccinia phragmitisPuccinia phragmitis
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
CingroenPhallus impudicus
Meadowsweet RustTriphragmium ulmariae
Puccinia magnusianaPuccinia magnusiana
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae

🌿

Plants55 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb +50

DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Path alongside the Railway, Sankey Valley Park

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