Moss Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.04310, -2.68989
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
Raw HeadWalking route▾
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Reed Warbler +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
Water Vole · Red Fox · Beaver · Otter
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,197 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Reed Warbler +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
Water Vole · Red Fox · Beaver · Otter
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024