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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.41359, -2.58848
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg +109 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg +109 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Poppy, Common Ragwort +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Poppy, Common Ragwort +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg, Blackfoot Polypore +13 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New Cut Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to Birchwood Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 2 Warrington Waters Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 Great Sankey to Hospital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 8 Black Bear Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 Appleton Thorn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +19
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Harbour Seal · Grey Seal
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dendryphion comosum · Plantain Mildew · Bald Inkcap · Puccinia ribis-pendulae · Macroconia leptosphaeriae +9
Dendryphion comosum Dendryphion comosum Plantain Mildew Golovinomyces sordidus Bald Inkcap Parasola leiocephala Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae Macroconia leptosphaeriae Macroconia leptosphaeriae Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +19
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Harbour Seal · Grey Seal
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dendryphion comosum · Plantain Mildew · Bald Inkcap · Puccinia ribis-pendulae · Macroconia leptosphaeriae +9
Dendryphion comosum Dendryphion comosum Plantain Mildew Golovinomyces sordidus Bald Inkcap Parasola leiocephala Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae Macroconia leptosphaeriae Macroconia leptosphaeriae Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot
Rhytisma acerinum
Rhytisma acerinum
Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae
Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea
Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Ground Elder Rust Puccinia aegopodii
Ground Elder Rust Puccinia aegopodii
Geranium Rust Uromyces geranii
Geranium Rust Uromyces geranii
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata 