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53.36136, -2.72683
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth +188 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth +188 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Mersey Valley Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 109 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 Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
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 Photos St Marie's RC Church, Lugsdale Road, Widnes
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Wildlife to spot
30,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,107 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Carpet · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth +13
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2025 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse +43
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,107 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Carpet · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth +13
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2025 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Biting Stonecrop · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse +43
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Crambidae Crambidae2025
Crambidae Crambidae2025
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2025
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2025
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2025
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2025
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2025
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala2025
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala2025
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2025
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana2025
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana2025
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2025
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare 