Chadkirk Estate ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.40614, -2.09765
Open directionsv 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hairy Curtain Crust, Oak Crust +84 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hairy Curtain Crust, Oak Crust +84 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Yellow-rattle · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Bald Inkcap, Beech Knight +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 6 Walking route 13.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Named route Length 13.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 connector hiking trail Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 168 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A6 alternate route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bramhall Park–A6 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
35,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,252 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trooping Funnel · Hairy Curtain Crust · Jelly Ear · Oak Crust · Hypoxylon intermedium +5
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma King Alfred's Cakes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,252 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trooping Funnel · Hairy Curtain Crust · Jelly Ear · Oak Crust · Hypoxylon intermedium +5
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma King Alfred's Cakes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daldinia concentrica
Daldinia concentrica
Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus
Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum 