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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.41996, -2.51839

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

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, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Bee Orchid +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Bee Orchid +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

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Cycling

54 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

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

32,348 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,348 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +46

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

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Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Feral Cat · Hedgehog · Mole

Feral CatFelis catus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Bear's-breech

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,348 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +46

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Feral Cat · Hedgehog · Mole

Feral CatFelis catus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Bear's-breech

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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