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The Information Wardens at the Visitor Centre can provide you with maps and details on events within the Valley, along with Natural History information. The Centre is home to colourful, seasonally changing displays, so there is always something new to see.
The Visitor Centre overlooks a small marshland full of reed mace and reed sweet grass. A network of ditches is important for ten spined stickleback and a variety of insects- especially dragonfly nymphs. The area is rich in wildflowers, including the regionally rare great yellowcress, water forget-me-not and skullcap. There is a viewing platform over the marsh that allows you to get closer to this habitat without getting your socks soggy!
The bank of wildflowers below the Visitor Centre is awash with colour during summer months and bumble bees and hoverflies buzz around feeding on nectar and collecting pollen. It's also a good place to spot butterflies. Local community groups have planted corn poppy, birds foot trefoil, yellow rattle, toad flax and meadow cranesbill, amongst others to create this beautiful wildflower meadow.
From the Mersey Valley Visitor Centre you can follow one of 5 Health Walks in the Mersey Valley. Follow the signs, which will take you on a circular route of about a mile in length. The well-surfac
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Every effort is made to make sure that all the information is correct but we strongly recommend that you call Mersey Valley Visitor Centre before you set off on your day out to confirm opening times and admission prices.
Please also note that the position on Google maps for Mersey Valley Visitor Centre is a rough estimate using their postcode in the database and might be slightly out.
It may also be worth clicking the web link for Mersey Valley Visitor Centre to see if there are any special events coming up or currently on.
