Duckow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
52.96002, -2.52331
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Coot, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Orange Balsam, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall-rue +1 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalinus sepulchralis, Brown Hawker, Alder Leaf Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalinus sepulchralis, Brown Hawker, Alder Leaf Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 483 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 483 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 14 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Eristalinus sepulchralis · Brown Hawker · Alder Leaf Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Eristalinus sepulchralis · Brown Hawker · Alder Leaf Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2023
Oedemera nobilis2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023 