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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
53.17210, -2.58005
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Grey Heron 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Grey Heron 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Robin +31 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Robin +31 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Lecanora polytropa, Psilolechia lucida +56 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Sericostoma personatum, Agapetus fuscipes +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 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
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 Weaver Parkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 121 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
1,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Lapwing +24
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2018 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2018 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hydropsyche angustipennis · Sericostoma personatum · Agapetus fuscipes · Chaetopteryx villosa · Rhyacophila dorsalis +16
Hydropsyche angustipennis Hydropsyche angustipennis2020 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019 Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2019 Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2019 Rhyacophila dorsalis 🍄 Fungi 9 species
winter autumn
2018 ▾
Spatulate Oysterling · Ivory Bonnet · Bitter Poisonpie · Yellow Stagshorn · Porpidia tuberculosa +4
Spatulate Oysterling Arrhenia spathulata Ivory Bonnet Atheniella flavoalba Bitter Poisonpie Hebeloma sinapizans Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa Porpidia tuberculosa Porpidia tuberculosa Athallia holocarpa s. lat. Athallia holocarpa s. lat. Cat's-ear · Nipplewort · Soft-rush · Ivy · Festuca rubra +59
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Soft-rush Juncus effusus Ivy Hedera helix Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Lapwing +24
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2018 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2018 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hydropsyche angustipennis · Sericostoma personatum · Agapetus fuscipes · Chaetopteryx villosa · Rhyacophila dorsalis +16
Hydropsyche angustipennis Hydropsyche angustipennis2020 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019 Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2019 Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2019 Rhyacophila dorsalis 🍄 Fungi 9 species
winter autumn
2018 ▾
Spatulate Oysterling · Ivory Bonnet · Bitter Poisonpie · Yellow Stagshorn · Porpidia tuberculosa +4
Spatulate Oysterling Arrhenia spathulata Ivory Bonnet Atheniella flavoalba Bitter Poisonpie Hebeloma sinapizans Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa Porpidia tuberculosa Porpidia tuberculosa Athallia holocarpa s. lat. Athallia holocarpa s. lat. Cat's-ear · Nipplewort · Soft-rush · Ivy · Festuca rubra +59
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Soft-rush Juncus effusus Ivy Hedera helix Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyacophila dorsalis2020
Rhyacophila dorsalis2020
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2019
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2019
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Lype reducta Lype reducta2019
Lype reducta Lype reducta2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2019
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2019
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2019
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2019
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2019
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2019
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2018
Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2018
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2018
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2018
Candelariella vitellina Candelariella vitellina
Candelariella vitellina Candelariella vitellina
Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa
Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa
Psilolechia lucida Psilolechia lucida
Psilolechia lucida Psilolechia lucida
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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