Biddulph Grange Gardens
29 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🌳Ancient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
53.12939, -2.16154
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Biddulph Grange Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Biddulph Grange Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Biddulph Town BW 79bridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track
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8,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,946 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Field Maple · Common Knapweed · Creeping Thistle +27
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,946 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Field Maple · Common Knapweed · Creeping Thistle +27
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025American SpeedwellVeronica peregrina2025American SpeedwellVeronica peregrina2025Cornish MoneywortSibthorpia europaea2025Cornish MoneywortSibthorpia europaea2025Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2025Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2025Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025Yellow AzaleaRhododendron luteum2025Yellow AzaleaRhododendron luteum2025