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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.24982, -2.55867
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +177 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +177 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Greater Celandine, Bog Stitchwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Celandine, Bog Stitchwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,108 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,108 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Speckled Wood · Purple Hairstreak · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Bog Stitchwort
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,108 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Starling +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Speckled Wood · Purple Hairstreak · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Bog Stitchwort
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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