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Places › England › North West › Halton Getting here
53.32601, -2.67687
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 184m 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 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
43,226 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,226 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard · Woodchat Shrike +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Mecinus pascuorum · Dark-winged Black +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025 Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Hogweed
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,226 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard · Woodchat Shrike +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Mecinus pascuorum · Dark-winged Black +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025 Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Hogweed
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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