The Twiggeries

I absolutley love the Twiggeries as it brings back lots of childhood memories. We used to go tadpoling in there and used it as a short cut to get to Kingsway as there was no road through in those days. I think it has great potential as a nature reserve but unfortunatley it suffers from vandalism and neglect which is heartbreaking. Also the Ranger service has been stopped so it does not have any management or monitoring system which is a great shame. Maybe they could get some volunteers to help out!

After reading the reviews and visiting this site I was quite disappointed it looks as if only part of the planned access work has been completed and it does suffer from vandalism. So much more can be done here. The twiggery is famous in Warrington they used to say you could hide an army in the twig Really the council should maintain and manage this site better

A little know gem of Warrington with bucket loads of history attached. It’s got 2 main areas, open grass land and the willow marshes.
Great dog walking area.

This is a wonderful, natural environment. Excellent for those who like to walk away from all the traffic and noise, but still be in contact with civilisation.
It can be accessed from Farrell Street or Manchester Road (via Peacock Avenue) and has some pathways laid out, suitable for wheelchairs or buggies. Once again, it is often necessary to watch out for bicyclists, but most are very courteous here. The odd kids on stolen and/​or illegal motorcycles are not. Contrary to popular knowledge of the law, these are not legal on what used to be called common land and still need a license, tax and insurance — none of which they have. Rant over!
Just off the laid paths is a quite large area which is the actual twiggery — water and marshland completely enclosed in shrubbery which is more akin to jungle than parkland. The authorities have had built raised, wooden walkways throughout this area without destroying the natural aspects — it is possible to see all manner of animal and birdlife if one is quiet enough. I have watched heron fishing in the pond near the entrance as well as kingfishers and wagtails.
On St George’s Day, we usually manage to pick enough dandelions for the next year’s dandelion wine — more than two gallons some years.