Quesse Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.21984, -2.54580
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Executive car parks 288m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Executive car parks 288m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Vale Royal Drivepublic footpath · 154 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Vale Royal Drivepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Vale Royal Drivepublic footpath · 202 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grange Lanerestricted byway · 582 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 582 mPath type: track
Grange Lanerestricted byway · 78 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 78 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
10,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Treecreeper · Blackcap · Wren · Blue Tit · Garden Warbler +30
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Dragonfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +36
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raspberry · Tubular Water-dropwort
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Treecreeper · Blackcap · Wren · Blue Tit · Garden Warbler +30
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Dragonfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +36
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Small Red-eyed Damselfly
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raspberry · Tubular Water-dropwort
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma viridulum
Erythromma viridulum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMegatoma undataMegatoma undataMegatoma undataMegatoma undataCartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2024Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2024Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi2024Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEuophryum confineEuophryum confine2024Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2024Acalles ptinoidesAcalles ptinoides2024Acalles ptinoidesAcalles ptinoides2024Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2024Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2024Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024Contacyphon padiContacyphon padi2024Contacyphon padiContacyphon padi2024Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2024Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2024Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2024Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2024Rhizophagus disparRhizophagus dispar2024Rhizophagus disparRhizophagus dispar2024Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2024Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2024Cis punctulatusCis punctulatus2024Cis punctulatusCis punctulatus2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Acrotrichis danicaAcrotrichis danica2024Acrotrichis danicaAcrotrichis danica2024Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta2024Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta2024Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2024Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides2024Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides2024Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2024Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2024Rhizophagus bipustulatusRhizophagus bipustulatus2024Rhizophagus bipustulatusRhizophagus bipustulatus2024Events & activities nearby
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