Gypsies and Travellers

Below is a list of unauthorised encampments in the Cheshire and Warrington area. These are shown by Council area.

Each unauthorised encampment is given a name based on where it was first reported. The exact location of the encampment may be somewhere nearby. Similarly, there may be a slightly different number of caravans reported when the group first arrive. There is a procedure for dealing with encampments and the information is updated as this progresses. If you have checked the list below and want to tell us about a new encampment, please use our reporting form.

Warrington

Land next to Royal Mail Depot, Birchwood

• Arrived: 23 October 2025
• Current Status: Group have left the location
• Notes: Council-owned Land; 6 caravan
• Information Updated: 27 October 2025, 5.40pm

Cheshire West and Chester

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 25 October 2025
• Current Status: Police to attend
• Notes: Privately-owned Land; 2 caravan
• Information Updated: 27 October 2025, 5.40pm

Westminster Car Park, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 19 October 2025
• Current Status: Group have left the location
• Notes: Council-owned Land; 2 caravan
• Information Updated: 27 October 2025, 5.40pm

Oil Sites Road, Ellesmere Port 

Please note: this is not an unauthorised encampment. This is a temporary stopping place set up by Cheshire West and Chester Council and managed by Cheshire and Warrington Traveller Team.

If you have any issues that need raising, please email GypsyandTravellersenquiries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk