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Description
The park is a series of managed grassland with copses of trees and thickets. It borders the south banks of the River Mersey situated a mile east of Runcorn old town. At the east end of the park is a shallow reedy margined water, known as the 'lost lagoon' which is ideal for diving ducks, Grèbe castagneux and very occasionally rare birds. The woodlands attract commoner bird species with Mésange boréale once a regular visitor. The river attacts shorebirds and Goéland à ailes blanches in late winter with Sterne pierregarin and sea birds during storm conditions. Also check the salt marshes for possible Hibou des marais and always check the Bernache du Canada for an oddity amounst them.
The site boasts an enviable list of scarce and rare birds: Whooper & Bewick's Swan, dark & pale-bellied Brent, Barnacle, Pink-footed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Garganey, Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander, Common Scoter, Great Northern Diver, Black-necked and Slavonian Grebe, Gannet, Fulmar, Leach's Petrel, Franklin's Gull, Mediterreanean Gull, Kittiwake, Little Gull, Yellow-legged, Caspian, Glaucous, Iceland Gull, Black, Common, Arctic and Sandwich Tern, Pomarine and Great Skua, Guillemot, Turnstone, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Sanderling, Red Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Wood and Green Sandpiper, Bar & Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Pectoral Sandpiper, Bittern, Great and Little Egret, Quail, Long and Short-eared Owl, Turtle Dove, Marsh and Hen Harrier, Osprey, Merlin, Hobby, Green Woodpecker, Blue-headed Wagtail, Tree, Water and Rock Pipit, Waxwing, Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Warbler, Firecrest, Willow and Marsh Tit and Twite. There's plenty of room to add to the list on a birding place which is much under watched and deserves regualr attention.
Détails
Accès
Situated a mile east of Runcorn old town and can be reached by car easily from A558 following brown tourist sign for Wigg Island Community Park (off Astmoor Road/Mason Street). Access from the M62 at junction 7 and follow signs for Runcorn, or M56 at junction 12 follow signs for Runcorn.
There is ample parking on site and is suitable for wheel chair users with broad tarmac paths on relativley level paths. There are steep paths at the east end of the park close to the Old Quay Canal spur/Lost Lagoon. Unfortunately there are no toilet or cafe facilities on site. Ideal for walking with a 2 mile circular walk and suitable for cycling with a possible extension along the Manchester Ship Canal to join the Trans Pennine Trail.
A small nature trail 'Troll trail' with wooden carvings on the trail. There are three observation screens alongside the path with views across the river to Spike Island, West Bank, Widnes, Widnes Warth Marsh and Fiddlers Ferry power station. The mudflats at low water are always worth a look as of winter 2020/21 a Ruddy Shelduck was hanging out with its commoner cousins. A series of shallow scrapes have been created as part of the salt marsh mitigation with the Gateway Group and it is hoped these will attract birds on the rising or ebbing tide.
Terrain et Habitat
Arbres et buissons disséminés , Zone humide , Prairie , Rivière , Lac , Vasières , Roselière , Ville/villageConditions
Plat , Sec , Paysage ouvert , Niveau d'eau élevé probableBoucle
OuiAvez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?
Peut être utileSaison idéale pour observer
Toute l'annéeMeilleure période pour une visite
Hiver , Eté , Migration printanière , Printemps , Automne , Migration automnaleItinéraire
Route pavée , Sentier largeNiveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire
FacileAccessible via
A pied , Vélo , Fauteuil roulantObservatoire/hutte d'observation
OuiInformations supplémentaires
A series of 3 observation screens situated alongside the pathways.