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Sexton Avenue Community Allotment Garden

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.44612, -2.68226

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Hunger Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Hunger Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Heather +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Heather +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

32,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit +21

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Western Honey Bee

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants3 species

springwinter

2026

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Heather · Broom

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BroomCytisus scoparius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit +21

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Western Honey Bee

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants3 species

springwinter

2026

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Heather · Broom

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BroomCytisus scoparius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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