Gypsies and Travellers
Status of current encampments
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
Bank of America car park, Herons way, Chester
- Arrived 28 May 2026
- Current Status: Landowner has been notified.
- Notes: Private land
- Information updated: 29 May 2026, 1.40pm
Temporary Stopping Place, Oil Rigs Road, Ellesmere Port
- Arrived 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Section 77 has been served on the family.
- Notes: Council land
- Information updated: 28 May 2026, 1.20pm
Temporary Stopping Place, Oil Rigs Road, Ellesmere Port
- Arrived 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Section 77 has been served on the family.
- Notes: Council land
- Information updated: 27 May 2026, 12.25am
Blakeden Lane, Winsford
- Arrived 14 April 2026
- Current Status: Court order has been served to remove caravan.
- Notes: Council Land
- Information updated: 15 May 2026, 11.10am
Please note: 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
