Sankey Valley Park
1,377 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1,377 ha
Getting here
53.44654, -2.65381
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
Grade I listed building: SANKEY VIADUCT OVER SANKEY BROOK
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Green Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Holly, Cow Parsley +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bradley Lanepublic footpath · 358 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 358 mPath type: service
Farmers Lanepublic footpath · 511 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 511 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bradlegh Roadpublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,479 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Sphaerophoria scripta · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +22
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Green Shieldbug
Himalayan Balsam · Alder · Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +50
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,479 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common Pipistrelle · American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Sphaerophoria scripta · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +22
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Green Shieldbug
Himalayan Balsam · Alder · Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +50
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025SitonaSitona2025SitonaSitona2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Yellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisAster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreEvents & activities nearby
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