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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha
Getting here
53.18785, -2.62179
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Visiting this summer
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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
7 activitiesDogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Utkinton LoopWalking route▾
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
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 route199 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Basfords Lanerestricted byway · 345 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 345 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Whitehall lanerestricted byway · 0 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 0 mPath type: track
Whitehall lanerestricted byway · 313 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 313 mPath type: track
Basfords Lanerestricted byway · 480 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 480 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Photos
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Whitehall Lane, Little Budworth Country Park
Photos
Whitehall Lane, Little Budworth Country Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
7,266 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,266 records · NBN AtlasLong-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
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All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
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All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Razor Strop Fungus · Hoof Fungus · Hairy Curtain Crust · Sycamore Tarspot · Oak Crust
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All 115 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,266 records · NBN AtlasLong-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Razor Strop Fungus · Hoof Fungus · Hairy Curtain Crust · Sycamore Tarspot · Oak Crust
+110 more speciesHide species list
All 115 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Turkeytail
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumPunctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesNettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaEarpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgareEarpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgareStriate EarthstarGeastrum striatumStriate EarthstarGeastrum striatumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaDialonectria episphaeriaDialonectria episphaeriaDialonectria episphaeriaDialonectria episphaeriaCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaOchre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatumOchre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatumPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensBeech MilkcapLactarius blennius2025Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius2025Amanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. alba2025Amanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. alba2025Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2025Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Inocybe praetervisaInocybe praetervisa2025Inocybe praetervisaInocybe praetervisa2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Freckled DapperlingEchinoderma asperum2025Freckled DapperlingEchinoderma asperum2025Purple Swamp BrittlegillRussula nitida2025Purple Swamp BrittlegillRussula nitida2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025Pluteus podospileusPluteus podospileus2025Pluteus podospileusPluteus podospileus2025Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii2025Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii2025Hare's EarOtidea onotica2025Hare's EarOtidea onotica2025Erysiphe urticaeErysiphe urticae2025Erysiphe urticaeErysiphe urticae2025Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2025Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Pholiota adiposaPholiota adiposa2025Pholiota adiposaPholiota adiposa2025White DomecapLeucocybe connata2025White DomecapLeucocybe connata2025Bay BoleteImleria badia2025Bay BoleteImleria badia2025Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora2025Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora2025Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea2025Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea2025Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes2025Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2025Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2025Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2025Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2025Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus2025Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus2025Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum2025Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Blueing BracketPostia subcaesia2025Blueing BracketPostia subcaesia2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025DeathcapAmanita phalloides2025DeathcapAmanita phalloides2025Trichoderma virideTrichoderma viride2025Trichoderma virideTrichoderma viride2025Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2025Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Common BonnetMycena galericulata2025Common BonnetMycena galericulata2025Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2025Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2025Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus2025Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2025Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2025Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis2025Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis2025Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens2025Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens2025Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus2025Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus2025Russula insignisRussula insignis2025Russula insignisRussula insignis2025Violet RustPuccinia violae2025Violet RustPuccinia violae2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2025Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2025Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum2025Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum2025Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2025Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea2025Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea2025Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2025Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2025Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2025Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2025Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2025Blackedge BonnetMycena pelianthina2025Blackedge BonnetMycena pelianthina2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Powdery BrittlegillRussula parazurea2025Powdery BrittlegillRussula parazurea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2025Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2025Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2025Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2025Crepidotus versutusCrepidotus versutus2025Crepidotus versutusCrepidotus versutus2025Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae2025Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae2025Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii2025Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii2025