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Places › England › North West › Warrington Getting here
53.38389, -2.56861
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Daisy +118 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Daisy +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2026
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 91 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
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Wildlife to spot
48,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 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 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Tropidia scita Tropidia scita 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy · White Dead-nettle +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 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 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Tropidia scita Tropidia scita 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy · White Dead-nettle +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Tithonia rotundifolia Tithonia rotundifolia2025
Tithonia rotundifolia Tithonia rotundifolia2025
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2025
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2025