Bestway Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.27171, -2.54010
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Blue Tit, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Blue Tit, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Bog Stitchwort, Guelder-rose +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 29 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 Mond Street public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Path type: residential
Show on map The Chutes public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Chutes public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Path type: footway
Show on map 77 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.
Photos Bestway Footbridge No 201 and pipe bridge
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Wildlife to spot
47,882 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +49
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dryomyza anilis · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Bog Stitchwort
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +49
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dryomyza anilis · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Bog Stitchwort
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 