Countess of Chester Country Park 78 ha
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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 78 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.21126, -2.90540
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 7 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 North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Longster Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 161 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 Chester - Sealand Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Turquoise Local cycle route
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Chester Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Snowball pig 2 - Countess of Chester Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
46,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Magpie +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Mesembrina meridiana +9
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Syrphus Syrphus Orange Cup · King Alfred's Cakes · Dark Honey Fungus · Poplar Knight · Hazel Woodwart +18
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Dark Honey Fungus Armillaria ostoyae Poplar Knight Tricholoma populinum Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Alder Bracket Yellow Bristle-grass
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Magpie +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Mesembrina meridiana +9
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Syrphus Syrphus Orange Cup · King Alfred's Cakes · Dark Honey Fungus · Poplar Knight · Hazel Woodwart +18
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Dark Honey Fungus Armillaria ostoyae Poplar Knight Tricholoma populinum Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Alder Bracket Yellow Bristle-grass
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Mensularia radiata
Mensularia radiata
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia
Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Grisette Amanita vaginata
Grisette Amanita vaginata
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Clustered Bonnet Mycena inclinata
Clustered Bonnet Mycena inclinata
Sweet Scalycap Hemipholiota populnea
Sweet Scalycap Hemipholiota populnea
Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus
Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus
Hare'sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopus
Hare'sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopus
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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