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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
53.26079, -2.90319
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
7 activitiesDogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wirral WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Canalside TrailWalking route▾
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brown RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Route 563Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
17 photos from nearby open sources
Stanney Woods car park and a boundary stone
Photos
Stanney Woods car park and a boundary stone
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
30,728 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,728 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Great Tit
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Noctule
🦎Reptiles3 species
springautumn
2025Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Helophilus pendulus · Common Red Soldier Beetle
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Soft-brome · Blackthorn · Barren Brome · Perennial Rye-grass
+91 more speciesHide species list
All 96 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,728 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Great Tit
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Noctule
🦎Reptiles3 species
springautumn
2025Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Helophilus pendulus · Common Red Soldier Beetle
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Soft-brome · Blackthorn · Barren Brome · Perennial Rye-grass
+91 more speciesHide species list
All 96 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas