Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
53.34713, -2.70695
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
- 🧺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
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
- 🧺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
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +24 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +44 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carpet, Bright-line Brown-eye, Brimstone Moth +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking 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
138 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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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
Photos
A footpath/cycleway on Wigg Island
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
61,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
61,809 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Black-headed Gull +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carpet · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing · Crambidae +14
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
- Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- CrambidaeCrambidae
- Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata
- Common Marbled Carpet
Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed +42
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
61,809 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Black-headed Gull +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carpet · Bright-line Brown-eye · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing · Crambidae +14
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
- Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- CrambidaeCrambidae
- Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata
- Common Marbled Carpet
Alexanders · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed +42
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dysstroma truncata
Dysstroma truncata
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandataMottled BeautyAlcis repandataCommon EmeraldHemithea aestivariaCommon EmeraldHemithea aestivariaDouble-square SpotXestia triangulumDouble-square SpotXestia triangulumPoplar GreySubacronicta megacephalaPoplar GreySubacronicta megacephalaClouded SilverLomographa temerataClouded SilverLomographa temerataDark ArchesApamea monoglyphaDark ArchesApamea monoglyphaGreen Oak TortrixTortrix viridanaGreen Oak TortrixTortrix viridanaCloaked MinorMesoligia furunculaCloaked MinorMesoligia furunculaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaMay HighflyerHydriomena impluviataMay HighflyerHydriomena impluviataBeautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexulaBeautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexulaPeach BlossomThyatira batisPeach BlossomThyatira batisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareEvents & activities nearby
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