Sankey Valley Park. The St Helens Canal or Sankey Canal opened in 1757 and was the first canal in England. My picture does not do justice to it as it was taken into the setting sun.
Local Weather Birding Sites in the Sankey Valley Park Area Additional Site Details Parking The main car park is at Waterways off Cromwell Avenue with. The Sankey Canal opened in 1757 following the valley along the Sankey Brook but then in more recent years was abandoned between 1931 and 1963 but has been the object of a restoration attempt since 1985 when the Sankey Canal Restoration Society was formed. Identified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest this 7-mile linear park one of 25 parks in the borough runs from Carr Mill Dam to Newton-Le-Willows and houses a visitor centre and the Stanley Bank Nature Reserve plus many footpaths and cycleways.
The central section of the park is very much family orientated with childrens play area a maze BMX curse Orienteering course park art work and.
Circular walk using some of Sankey Valley Park. After undercover officers spotted the deal last month they arrested Michael Shawcross before searching a nearby home he owned on. The park provides amenities for walkers cyclists and anglers and the central section of the park is family orientated with childrens play features a maze and lawned areas and mature woodland. Sankey Valley Country Park Visitor Centre is situated off Blackbrook Road A58 Blackbrook StHelens at the side of the Ship Inn public house.