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Sankey Valley Park

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53.38653, -2.62166

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Japanese Knotweed, Yarrow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Runcorn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

53,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Bat · Noctule

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BatChiroptera2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects90 species

summer

2026

Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Green-veined White +85

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2025
Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025
Bembidion assimileBembidion assimile2025
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2025
Hypnoidus ripariusHypnoidus riparius2025
Dicheirotrichus placidusDicheirotrichus placidus2025
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2025
Acrotrichis danicaAcrotrichis danica2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024

🌿

Plants63 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Yarrow · Gypsywort · Great Willowherb +58

DaisyBellis perennis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
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
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
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
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Bat · Noctule

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BatChiroptera2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects90 species

summer

2026

Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Green-veined White +85

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2025
Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025
Bembidion assimileBembidion assimile2025
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2025
Hypnoidus ripariusHypnoidus riparius2025
Dicheirotrichus placidusDicheirotrichus placidus2025
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2025
Acrotrichis danicaAcrotrichis danica2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024

🌿

Plants63 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Yarrow · Gypsywort · Great Willowherb +58

DaisyBellis perennis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
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
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
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
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

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🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bank ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Causeway ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bank ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Wilderspool Community WoodlandUrban park2.6 km→

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