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53.11197, -2.16977
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Becci's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Becci's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Marsh-marigold, Wood Avens +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Knapweed, Marsh-marigold, Wood Avens +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,093 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,093 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Mallard +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Knapweed · Field Maple · Mugwort · Hazel · Wood Avens +5
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,093 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Mallard +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Knapweed · Field Maple · Mugwort · Hazel · Wood Avens +5
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 