Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
An S.S.S.I. Managed by Woolston Eyes Conservation Group
Fox photograph by Steve Dolan
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
Sunflowers photograph by David Hackett
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
Blackcap photograph by Andy Weir
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
Green Sandpiper photograph by Andy Weir
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
Colin Woolf - Leading Wildlife Artist, Eyes supporter. View & buy his work of originals, prints, greeting cards at www.wildart.co.uk
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve
Please note that the Reserve autumn and winter opening hours commence with the ending of Daylight Saving Time, on 26th October 2025, to 08:00 hrs - 16:00 hrs. Please bear this in mind and time your exit from the Reserve accordingly as the locks are changed and your access key will not open the round security locks put in place when it is closed.
Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) designated wildlife oasis just 4 km east of Warrington Town Centre. Google Maps It is a mosaic of four separate beds, deposit grounds for dredging from the Manchester Ship Canal, of approximately 400 hectares of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough vegetation sandwiched between the River Mersey on its north boundary and the Manchester Ship Canal on its south boundary. Only Beds No.3 and No.4 are open to visitors and visiting is by permit only and requires an access key.
Brian Martin’s book From Wasteland To Wetland, a 212 pg history of the creation of the Eyes and its development into todays stunning SSSI wildlife oasis, is available to Purchase - Find out more…