West Bank Dockland Park
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.34970, -2.74120
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🧺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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🧺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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +135 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +135 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Photos
The former lock entrance to West Bank docks
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Wildlife to spot
31,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,233 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +47
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,233 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +47
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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