Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.21795, -2.73994
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Comma +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Prickly Sow-thistle · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route▾
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route729 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 729 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BlueDelamere
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 37 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 37 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 233 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 233 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 991 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 991 mSurface mudPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,009 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot
6,009 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +12
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pine Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Orache · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy · Toad Rush · Rough Meadow-grass +95
- Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,009 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +12
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Muntjac · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pine Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Orache · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy · Toad Rush · Rough Meadow-grass +95
- Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea20242024
2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2024Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024English ElmUlmus procera2024English ElmUlmus procera2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2024Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2024Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024