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Warrington Animal Welfare

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.38235, -2.60552

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

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 +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Dock Bug +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Dock Bug +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Beech, Blackthorn, Giant Blackberry +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

New Cut TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Runcorn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

50,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumn

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +35

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Pine Ladybird · Phaonia subventa

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumn

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +35

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Pine Ladybird · Phaonia subventa

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Yarrow · Common Ragwort · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Daisy

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Warrington Adoption Centre, Cats Protection League

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