Beach-hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.25622, -2.55918
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 346m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 346m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Celandine, Bog Stitchwort · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +193 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +193 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Purple Hairstreak · Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White +18
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Bog Stitchwort
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Purple Hairstreak · Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White +18
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Bog Stitchwort
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024