Horse Pasture - Broadleaved woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.14209, -2.84521
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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 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 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 ▾
Milennium Mile Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 44 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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,695 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Teal · Mallard · Coot · Lapwing · Moorhen +34
Teal Anas crecca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2022 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Green Dock Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +24
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,695 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Teal · Mallard · Coot · Lapwing · Moorhen +34
Teal Anas crecca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2022 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Green Dock Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +24
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023
Agrilus laticornis Agrilus laticornis2023
Agrilus laticornis Agrilus laticornis2023
Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus2023
Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2023
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2022
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
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