Moore Nature Reserve — Attraction in Penketh

Moore Nature Reserve is a great open countryside place, located close to main roads and motorways with a reasonable sized car park. On busy days there is road side parking. It is a lovely place for families, and has hard surfaces for wheel chair use. Mixed broad leaf woods, open meadows and lakes. There is plenty of wild life, with woodland birds and water fowl; there are well placed hides for the keen watchers. When I visited it was after a period of heavy rains, some part were very muddy and rutted, mostly by cycle users. The car park was pot holed and wet, with some very muddy areas, not suitable for mobility aids users, the road side parking was more suitable. Overall the place was spoiled by lack of any onsite supervision, rangers etc. There were quad bikes, and motor cycles using some of the pedestrian areas, guide a lot of fly tipping and the large amount of dog mess let it down badly. I feel I would not visit again at weekends or holidays, covid lockdown with children off school, probably won't help midweeks either. I think once the kids are back at school it will be a great place for a quiet...

I say not a lot of people know about this place. There is a small car par when you get there by a bridge over a river .there is lots of placers to park not a yellow line in sight ha .there is quite few different walks with viewing placers along the way to see the wild life .look on google earth one walk we do which is in the right direction when you 1st drive over the bridge leads to the river mersey .at this point the river is only about 70 ot 80 yards wide . You ca stand 5 yards from the water . But there is a track and I think at 1 point you come up off the track onto the service road . Just before the river there is a left turn track which takes you is a sort of route round the direction of the super large pond back to where you parked but that is a good bit longer .use google maps or earth worth is .put some spray of just incase . I'm unsure but when I find them...

Spent a good couple of hours walking the dog here it was nice strolling along listening to the birds. Prepare for muddy feet in the colder winter season and as i do always have a towel for the dog in the car. Lots of little trails to follow and great for kids but be aware near waters even though fenced off some are broken with felled trees etc. Car park small and free but will hold approx 20 cars if parked properly but is very pot holey so if you have a low car be aware , there is a side road that will hold plenty of cars this is better for the low car. It is a nature reserve so has hides and it great for the bird watcher/photographer they have seating and a shelf for your camera while looking out over a big span of water and a good zoom lens is needed to get close ups. P.S. No toilets or cafe...