Kidruffin Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.99089, -2.79269
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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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
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Field near Oldcastle Heath
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Wildlife to spot
1,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,852 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +20
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- NuthatchSitta europaea2016
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog +7
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2017▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Hornet +15
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2020
- HornetVespa crabro
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Common Orange Lichen · Nettle Clustercup Rust
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
Wood Speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Bluebell · Crosswort · Ramsons +66
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2016
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2016
- Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,852 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +20
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- NuthatchSitta europaea2016
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog +7
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2017▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Hornet +15
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2020
- HornetVespa crabro
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Common Orange Lichen · Nettle Clustercup Rust
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
Wood Speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Bluebell · Crosswort · Ramsons +66
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2016
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2016
- Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2018Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2017Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2017Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2016Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2016Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2016Cercopis 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periclymenum2016Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2016Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2016Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2016Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2016Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2016Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2016AlderAlnus glutinosa2016AlderAlnus glutinosa2016Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Wood MelickMelica uniflora2016Wood MelickMelica uniflora2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2016Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2016Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016White Dead-nettleLamium album2016White Dead-nettleLamium album2016Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016BrambleRubus fruticosus2016BrambleRubus fruticosus2016DandelionTaraxacum2016DandelionTaraxacum2016Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2016Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2016Common ChickweedStellaria media2016Common ChickweedStellaria media2016Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. 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