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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.39262, -2.56805
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Meadow Crane's-bill, Red Campion +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Meadow Crane's-bill, Red Campion +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 92 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 Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 Black Bear Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal
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Wildlife to spot
43,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Daisy · Cornflower · Mexican Aster +2
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025 Tithonia rotundifolia Tithonia rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Daisy · Cornflower · Mexican Aster +2
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025 Tithonia rotundifolia Tithonia rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2025
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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