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🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.43890, -2.75736
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Beech +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Cow Parsley, Holly +101 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Cow Parsley, Holly +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m▾
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeLength 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
31,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,583 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 2-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +23
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,583 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 2-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Garden Tulip +23
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumAlder
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus glutinosa
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataRowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025