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Woolston Park

57 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

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53.40494, -2.54114

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 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

GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

2 Warrington WatersCycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

110,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

110,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Darwin's Barberry · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Lesser Celandine · Bear's-breech

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

110,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Darwin's Barberry · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Lesser Celandine · Bear's-breech

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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