Sherdley Park Municipal Golf Course 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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53.42963, -2.73654
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Elder, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Ash, Lesser Trefoil +151 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Maple, Ash, Lesser Trefoil +151 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 Great Sankey to Hospital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 22 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos 18th Green at Sherdley Park Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
12,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Canada Goose +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cantharis livida 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Great Willowherb · Meadow Crane's-bill · Large Bindweed +17
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Canada Goose +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +3
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cantharis livida 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Great Willowherb · Meadow Crane's-bill · Large Bindweed +17
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 