Lostock Gralam’s biggest
Townshend Road Play Area
Play space
0.4 ha (1 acres)0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lostock Gralam
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Ian Warburton · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Lostock Gralam · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Lostock Gralam lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Lostock Gralam add up to 1.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 17 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 2.4 for every square kilometre. Lostock Gralam grades C for the outdoors: #26 of 46 in Cheshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
17 km
2.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Lostock Gralam?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Less park per person1.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Lostock Gralam’s strongest suit is parks close to every home. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Lostock Gralam grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Lostock Gralam, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C
Better than 34% of UK towns#26 of 46 in Cheshire · 33rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
18out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
43out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Towns its size
Lostock Gralam is 33rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,600 to 2,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Lostock Gralam2.4
Towns its size2.3
Cheshire towns2.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Lostock Gralam1.2
Towns its size1.8
Cheshire towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Lostock Gralam100%
Towns its size78%
Cheshire towns82%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Lostock Gralam stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 41 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindford Hampshire | A+ | 17.1 | 100% | 4.7 | 42% |
| 2 | Settle North Yorkshire | A+ | 6.4 | 100% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 3 | Hadston Northumberland | A+ | 5.8 | 100% | 2 | 1% |
| 4 | Yorkley and Whitecroft Gloucestershire | A | 3.3 | 74% | 6.4 | 1% |
| 5 | Penmaenmawr Clwyd | A | 1.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 39% |
| 6 | Martlesham Heath Suffolk | A− | 3.5 | 68% | 4.6 | 25% |
| 7 | Jacksdale and Westwood Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 8 | Newington Kent | A− | 2.3 | 78% | 2.3 | 21% |
| 9 | Combe Martin Devon | A− | 1.8 | 88% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 10 | Newhey Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Blofield Norfolk | B+ | 2.9 | 100% | 1.5 | 17% |
| 12 | Perranporth Cornwall | B+ | 1.3 | 75% | 3.4 | 4% |
| 13 | Buckfastleigh Devon | B+ | 2.9 | 89% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 14 | Broadway Worcestershire | B | 2 | 65% | 3.6 | 56% |
| 15 | Farington Moss Lancashire | B | 5.9 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Boverton South Glamorgan | B | 4.3 | 52% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Ormesby St Margaret Norfolk | B | 2.1 | 79% | 0.8 | 21% |
| 18 | Sutton-in-Craven North Yorkshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Mancetter and Witherley Warwickshire | B− | 3.1 | 88% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Alltwen West Glamorgan | B− | 4.2 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Cliffe Woods Kent | B− | 1.7 | 62% | 2.5 | 1% |
| 22 | Denby Dale West Yorkshire | B− | 0.7 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Pucklechurch Gloucestershire | C+ | 1.2 | 64% | 4.2 | 20% |
| 24 | Pimperne Dorset | C+ | 1.9 | 72% | 1.9 | 89% |
| 25 | Shevington Moor Greater Manchester | C+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Great Totham Essex | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Ashington West Sussex | C+ | 1.3 | 86% | 2.3 | 21% |
| 28 | Hurworth-on-Tees County Durham | C+ | 4.5 | 93% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Hambrook and Nutbourne West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 28% | 2 | 69% |
| 30 | Snettisham Norfolk | C+ | 1.1 | 73% | 1.3 | 32% |
| 31 | Rhostyllen Clwyd | C+ | 1.1 | 68% | 3.7 | 10% |
| 32 | Bosham West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 48% | 1.4 | 58% |
| 33 | Lostock Gralam Cheshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Catterick North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Badsey Worcestershire | C | 2.8 | 54% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 36 | Asfordby Leicestershire | C | 4 | 57% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Woolton Hill and Highclere Hampshire | C | 1.2 | 60% | 2.3 | 70% |
| 38 | Kidwelly Dyfed | C | 2.8 | 56% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Buckden Cambridgeshire | C | 2.9 | 85% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Shelley West Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 81% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Wittering Cambridgeshire | C− | 3.1 | 83% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Swavesey Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.8 | 80% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 43 | South Wonston Hampshire | C− | 1.6 | 42% | 2.6 | 7% |
| 44 | Wolston Warwickshire | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Cheswick Green West Midlands | C− | 1 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Codicote Hertfordshire | C− | 0.4 | 90% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Newick East Sussex | C− | 1.7 | 35% | 2.1 | 16% |
| 48 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen West Glamorgan | C− | 1.1 | 80% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 49 | Tarvin Cheshire | C− | 1.2 | 90% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | West Clyst Devon | C− | 0.6 | 59% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Clifton Bedfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 64% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 52 | Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire | C− | 0.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 37% |
| 53 | Christleton and Waverton Cheshire | D | 2.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 54 | Willington Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 67% | 2 | 0% |
| 55 | Brierley South Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 82% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Harbury Warwickshire | D | 1.6 | 73% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Larkhill Wiltshire | D | 1.1 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Ambrosden Oxfordshire | D | 1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Repton Derbyshire | D | 0.8 | 36% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 60 | St Martins Shropshire | D | 0.6 | 59% | 0.8 | 2% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Lostock Gralam’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Lostock Gralam
The biggest is Townshend Road Play Area, 0.4 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Lostock Gralam’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Lostock Gralam100%
Towns its size78%
Cheshire towns82%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 21 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 129 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 15 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Lostock Gralam
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Lostock Gralam and the kilometre around it, 2.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Other waymarked
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk4.3 km
Saltscape Trail1.1 km
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lostock Gralam: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 54 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 66 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 84 | 74 | 83 |
March is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 84 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 33 nights a year. The climate in Lostock Gralam →
Things to do
21 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Lostock Gralam is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Wader Point22 mi from Lostock Gralam’s edge
DirectionsStone Beach22 mi from Lostock Gralam’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South22 mi from Lostock Gralam’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North22 mi from Lostock Gralam’s edge
DirectionsCar Park Beach22 mi from Lostock Gralam’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 21
The Weaver's Whistle Playgroundin town
DirectionsJames Street Play Area1.1 mi from town
DirectionsElizabethan Way Play Area1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
PickmereRudheathNorthwichDavenhamBarntonHartfordLostock Gralam
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Northwich, 2.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 92% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Rudheath, Northwich and Barnton have at least twice Lostock Gralam’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Lostock Gralam
What is the biggest park in Lostock Gralam?
Townshend Road Play Area, 0.4 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Lostock Gralam near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 15 mi east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Lostock Gralam?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk and Saltscape Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Lostock Gralam?
Wader Point, 22 mi from the edge of the town, then Stone Beach (22 mi). Lostock Gralam itself is inland.
How many people in Lostock Gralam live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Lostock Gralam?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Lostock Gralam good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 43% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 18% (1.2 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Lostock Gralam’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Lostock Gralam’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.