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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.27368, -2.09525
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕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 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km▾
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Shutlingsloe WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route▾
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,874 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,874 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds62 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
🌿Plants2 species
springwinter
2025Gorse · Guelder-rose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,874 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds62 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
🌿Plants2 species
springwinter
2025Gorse · Guelder-rose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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