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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
53.18292, -2.30403
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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
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Priesty TrailWalking route▾
Legions and SandWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Davenport Park Lanebridleway · 270 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 270 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,537 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,537 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Mute Swan · Mallard · Pochard · Starling · Woodpigeon
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects72 species
summerautumn
202514-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Stricticollis tobias · Atomaria atricapilla
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Stricticollis tobiasStricticollis tobias
- Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,537 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Mute Swan · Mallard · Pochard · Starling · Woodpigeon
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects72 species
summerautumn
202514-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Stricticollis tobias · Atomaria atricapilla
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Stricticollis tobiasStricticollis tobias
- Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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