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Eddisbury hillfort east of Old Pale Farm

7 ha

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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53.21924, -2.67043

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦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

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Baker WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Whitegate WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Fruits of the ForestCycling route

Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 71Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route107 m

Named routeRef 71Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef BlueDelamere

Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef WhiteDelamere

Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37

Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GullLarus canus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37

Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GullLarus canus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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