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🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.43222, -2.72946
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 136m 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Guelder-rose +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Alder, Daisy +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Maple, Alder, Daisy +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route704 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,285 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,285 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Rock Dove +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +6
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Cantharis livida
Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bee Orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Alder +21
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,285 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Rock Dove +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +6
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Cantharis livida
Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bee Orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Alder +21
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Nyctalus noctula
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Events & activities nearby
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