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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
53.33337, -2.72278
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Short-winged Cone-head +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Groundsel, Thale Cress +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stonehills Lanepublic footpath · 99 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: residential
151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CootFulica atra2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Barred Sallow · Large Yellow Underwing · Cicadella viridis +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Biting Stonecrop · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +15
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Red Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CootFulica atra2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Barred Sallow · Large Yellow Underwing · Cicadella viridis +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Biting Stonecrop · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +15
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Red Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum2025Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Papaver orientalePapaver orientale2025Papaver orientalePapaver orientale2025