Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.25999, -2.51960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Cetti's Warbler +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Cetti's Warbler +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Cortinicara gibbosa +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Saltscape TrailWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barbers Lanepublic footpath · 99 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: residential
78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route▾
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Northwich - Town Bridge over Weaver Navigation
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