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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
53.03434, -2.49117
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Blackbird 🐕 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Blackbird 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Blackbird, Swallow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackcap, Blackbird, Swallow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +167 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ash, Blackthorn +66 more · last seen 2019
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
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Weaver Way (Nantwich Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 451 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 451 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,789 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Swallow · Raven +34
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Rabbit +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Wainscot · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing +64
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019 Common Rustic agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,789 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Swallow · Raven +34
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Rabbit +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Wainscot · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing +64
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019 Common Rustic agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stoat Mustela erminea2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2019
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2019 Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Clay Mythimna ferrago2019
Clay Mythimna ferrago2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2020
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2020
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019
Brachycentrus subnubilus Brachycentrus subnubilus2019
Brachycentrus subnubilus Brachycentrus subnubilus2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2019
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2019
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2019
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2019
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii2019
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii2019
Small Rufous Coenobia rufa2019
Small Rufous Coenobia rufa2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea2019
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Bird's Wing Dypterygia scabriuscula2019
Bird's Wing Dypterygia scabriuscula2019
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea2019
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea2019
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens2019
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens2019
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2019
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2019
White Satin Moth Leucoma salicis2019
White Satin Moth Leucoma salicis2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella2019
Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella2019
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus2019
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019 