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The Battlefields

10 ha

📷 michelle grose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.43668, -2.54778

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 309m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dicranomyia modesta, Opomyza florum, Ocydromia glabricula +243 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dicranomyia modesta, Opomyza florum, Ocydromia glabricula +243 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Bear's-breech +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Bear's-breech +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle, Hogweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Croft, Graveyard on the corner of Lady Lane and New Lane

📷 michelle grose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Croft, Graveyard on the corner of Lady Lane and New Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Culcheth Linear ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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