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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.25457, -2.70814
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small White +131 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small White +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 868 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 868 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Delamere
Show on map Whitemoor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref White Delamere
Show on map Delamere Blue Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Delamere Way near Crossley Park
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Wildlife to spot
5,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,327 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole +2
Beaver Castor fiber Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Earwig +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes Raspberry · Hogweed
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,327 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole +2
Beaver Castor fiber Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Earwig +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes Raspberry · Hogweed
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia dubia
White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia dubia
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax