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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
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▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Aldford Village Car Park 498m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Aldford Village Car Park 498m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +202 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +202 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Marches Way Walking route ▾
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation Walks Walking route ▾
Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chester Approach public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Path type: service
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Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Purple Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Local cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Chester - Hough Green Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Gold Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Whitethroat Curruca communis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Badger · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker +26
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dewberry · Lesser Celandine
Dewberry Rubus caesius Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Whitethroat Curruca communis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Badger · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker +26
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dewberry · Lesser Celandine
Dewberry Rubus caesius Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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