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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.32916, -2.71827
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pier to Pier cycle route 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pier to Pier cycle route 🐕 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, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet Hoverfly, Bishop's Mitre +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet Hoverfly, Bishop's Mitre +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pier to Pier cycle route
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Brookweed, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bee Orchid, Brookweed, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos St Edwards RC Church and Parish Centre, Runcorn
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Wildlife to spot
35,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Gull Larus canus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redshank Tringa totanus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunlin Calidris alpina Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Barred Sallow · Large Yellow Underwing +9
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Broad-leaved Helleborine · Groundsel · Hart's-Tongue
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Gull Larus canus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redshank Tringa totanus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunlin Calidris alpina Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Barred Sallow · Large Yellow Underwing +9
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Broad-leaved Helleborine · Groundsel · Hart's-Tongue
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2025
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 