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Waterway Park

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Punggol Waterway Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.97031, -2.69461

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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
🅿️Sherrymill Car Park 135m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Sherrymill Car Park 135m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Elder, Yorkshire-fog +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Elder, Yorkshire-fog +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km

Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route

Maelor WayWalking route39 km

Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route

South Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route370 m

Named routeRef 45Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 45Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Starling · Magpie +17

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

FrogRana2024
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird +26

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2024
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
HoverflySyrphidae2024

🌿

Plants24 species

winter

2024

daffodils · Hairy Bitter-cress · Red Fescue · Ivy · Hazel +19

daffodilsNarcissus
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Red FescueFestuca rubra
IvyHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana
DandelionTaraxacum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Starling · Magpie +17

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

FrogRana2024
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird +26

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2024
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
HoverflySyrphidae2024

🌿

Plants24 species

winter

2024

daffodils · Hairy Bitter-cress · Red Fescue · Ivy · Hazel +19

daffodilsNarcissus
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Red FescueFestuca rubra
IvyHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana
DandelionTaraxacum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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