Windyway Kennels and Animal Sanctuary
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🐶Dogs
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.25870, -2.07453
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Nose Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Nose Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Dogs allowed with public access
Named hiking route nearby: Gritstone Trail (Disley - River Dane); Named hiking route nearby: Gritstone Trail (Disley - River Dane)
Animal sanctuary or shelter
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km▾
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Shutlingsloe WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Crooked Yard Lanepublic footpath · 265 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 265 mPath type: unclassified
Saddler's Waypublic footpath · 322 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 322 mSurface cobblestoneIncline downPath type: bridleway
Saddler's Waypublic footpath · 161 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mSurface groundIncline downPath type: bridleway
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route▾
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Windyway Animal Sanctuary
Photos
Windyway Animal Sanctuary
Facilities
☕Café
The Nose Coffee · 281m
🅿️Parking
Tegg's Nose Country Park Car Park · Paid · 233m
✓ Public accessPaid entry🐶 Dogs
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,884 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,884 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Dryomyza anilis · Anabolia nervosa · Melanostoma scalare
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
- Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn · Gorse · Alder · Yorkshire-fog · Bilberry
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- GorseUlex europaeus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hornbeam
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,884 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Dryomyza anilis · Anabolia nervosa · Melanostoma scalare
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
- Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn · Gorse · Alder · Yorkshire-fog · Bilberry
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- GorseUlex europaeus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hornbeam
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alder Leaf Beetle
Alder Leaf Beetle
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaCarpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumEvents & activities nearby
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