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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.24693, -2.72610
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Raspberry +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Delamere Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 868 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 868 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Delamere
Show on map Whitemoor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref White Delamere
Show on map Delamere Blue Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Common Earwig +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Hogweed
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Common Earwig +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Hogweed
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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