The John Parr Meadow and Woodland
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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.41779, -2.57564
Open directionsv 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 215m 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 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Opomyza florum, Botanophila fugax, Common Flower Bug +185 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Opomyza florum, Botanophila fugax, Common Flower Bug +185 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 89 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
31,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Egle ciliata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +3
Egle ciliata Egle ciliata2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Mugwort · Ribwort Plantain · Elder · Honesty +1
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Honesty Lunaria annua2025 Snowdrop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Egle ciliata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +3
Egle ciliata Egle ciliata2025 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Mugwort · Ribwort Plantain · Elder · Honesty +1
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Honesty Lunaria annua2025 Snowdrop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Egle parva Egle parva2025
Egle parva Egle parva2025
Egle minuta Egle minuta2025
Egle minuta Egle minuta2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025 Galanthus nivalis2025
Galanthus nivalis2025
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