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.

Cheshire West and Chester

Westminster Car park, Woodfield road North, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 23 July 2026
• Current Status: Section 77 notice has been served.
• Notes: Council Land.
• Information updated: 24 July 2026, 4.44pm

Whitby Park, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 22 July 2026
• Current Status: Section 77 notice has been served.
• Notes: Council Land.
• Information updated: 24 July 2026, 4.44pm

Land opposite Clinton Bathrooms, Hartford Way, Chester

• Arrived: 20 July 2026
• Current Status: Section 77 notice has been served.
• Notes: Believed to be Council.
• Information updated: 24 July 2026, 4.44pm

Warrington

Land off Eastford road, Warrington

• Arrived: 23 July 2026
• Current Status: Initial assessments will be carried out.
• Notes: Unknown Land Ownership.
• Information updated: 24 July 2026, 4.44pm

Playing fields off Thornycroft Drive, Warrington

• Arrived: 18 July 2026
• Current Status: The group have left the location.
• Notes: Private Land.
• Information updated: 24 July 2026, 4.44pm

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