Duck Wood - Broadleaved woodland 6 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife〰 Water
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.13768, -2.87567
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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation Walks Walking route ▾
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Chester Approach public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Path type: service
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Purple Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Local cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Teal Anas crecca2024 Badger · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +31
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Teal Anas crecca2024 Badger · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +31
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Migrant Hawker Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2024
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024 