CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE 251 ha
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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 251 ha
Getting here
53.05782, -2.68385
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About CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE Cholmondeley Castle is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. Together with its adjacent formal gardens, it is surrounded by parkland. The site of the house has been a seat of the Cholmondeley family since the 12th century.
Read more on Wikipedia → Garden Grade II listed park and garden c. 1804
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦ Heritage
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Grade I listed building: THE CHAPEL OF SAINT NICHOLAS; Historic site with public access
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +52 more · last seen 2025; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 51km Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Raw Head Walking route ▾
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Hamlets and Hedgerows Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 257 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 487 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 487 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Cholmondeley Castle Horse Trials: Novice trakehner
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Wildlife to spot
9,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Vole · Beaver · Otter
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Beaver Castor fiber Otter Lutra lutra2024 Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black-tailed Skimmer Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Vole · Beaver · Otter
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Beaver Castor fiber Otter Lutra lutra2024 Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black-tailed Skimmer Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2024
Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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