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Description
Queen's Park is a public park in Crewe. There are several paths throughout the park, all well paved and suitable for wheelchair use. There are also lots of benches. The paths allow very close access to an artificial 4.5 acre lake (1) where you can see a large variety of waterfowl: Лиска звичайна (sometimes with a colour ring), Водяна курочка, Крижень, Лебідь-шипун, Чапля сіра, Баклан великий, Мартин сріблястий, Клуша. During winter months large flocks of Мартин звичайний are gathering here. Крех великий, Мандаринка, Мартин сивий and others can often be seen.
The lawn is often busy with Казарка канадська. In summer they often form big kindergarden groups of many goslings. Казарка білощока can sometimes be seen with the other geese.
A shallow valley, known as the ‘Coronation Valley’ (2), runs north/south through the north-west quarter of the Park, with its small man-made stream where Дрізд чорний, Щиглик звичайний and other birds are often seen bathing. There are also several bird-feeders along the route that attract Велика синиця, Синиця блакитна, Повзик звичайний, Чорна синиця, Вільшанка, Тинівка лісова, Сорока звичайна and others.
The paths g othrough a landscape planted with a variety of trees and shrubs where one can find Сойка звичайна, Зеленяк звичайний, Голуб-синяк, Підкоришник звичайний and even a Сич хатній. In winter the park is visited by Чикотень, Дрізд білобровий and in some years by Костогриз.
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Access
Queen's Park is located in Crewe, west from the town center. You can park in the car park (indicated with P on the map) or along Queen's Park Drive that circles around the park. National Cycle Route 451 from Crewe to Nantwich goes through the park. The park is also accessible by bus from Crewe town center. The circular walking route shown on the map is about 1.7 km.