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Whittle Brook Park

6 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.39168, -2.64391

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Clover, Cow Parsley, Arum italicum subsp. italicum +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Cow Parsley, Arum italicum subsp. italicum +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

58,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Starling +19

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2026

Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Gorse Weevil +19

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
NomadaNomada
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2026

White Clover · Arum italicum subsp. italicum · Japanese Knotweed · Italian Alder · Branched Bur-reed +19

White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Starling +19

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2026

Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Gorse Weevil +19

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
NomadaNomada
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2026

White Clover · Arum italicum subsp. italicum · Japanese Knotweed · Italian Alder · Branched Bur-reed +19

White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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