{{Short description|Protected area in Cheshire, England}} thumb|Little Budworth Common '''Little Budworth Common''' also referred to as ''Little Budworth Country Park'' is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SSSI detail |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002754&SiteName=LITTLE%20BUDWORTH%20COMMON&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Planet {{!}} Little Budworth Common |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/138222 |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=Protected Planet}}</ref> in Cheshire, England. It is located 5km west of the town of Winsford. This area is protected because of the lowland heath and bog habitats present.
Wooded areas have wooden carved artwork and children's play areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Budworth Country Park |url=https://www.alwaysonthego.co.uk/posts/little-budworth-country-park/ |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=www.alwaysonthego.co.uk}}</ref>
== Biology == The plants dominating dry heathland habitats are heather and bilberry. Other plant species include bell-heather, cross-leaved heath, gorse, harebell, cranberry and sundew. In wooded areas, tree species include pedunculate oak and rowan.<ref name=":0" />
Research at Little Budworth Common has shown how growth of heather is affected by soil nitrogen.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lageard |first=Jonathan G. A. |last2=Wilson |first2=Deirdre B. |last3=Cresswell |first3=Neil |last4=Cawley |first4=Leigh E. |last5=Jones |first5=Helen E. |last6=Caporn |first6=Simon J. M. |date=2005-12-08 |title=Wood growth response of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull to elevated N deposition and drought |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1125786505000536 |journal=Dendrochronologia |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=75–81 |doi=10.1016/j.dendro.2005.08.001 |issn=1125-7865|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
== Land ownership == All land within Little Budworth Common SSSI is owned by the local authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament |url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2014-11-17/214414/ |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=questions-statements.parliament.uk |language=en}}</ref>
== References == <references /> Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire Category:Protected areas of Cheshire {{coord|53.185873|-2.6209996|display=title}}