Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.17886, -2.53654
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 22-spot Ladybird, Isochnus sequensi +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Great English WalkWalking route▾
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route121 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects55 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +50
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
- Clambus armadilloClambus armadillo
- Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects55 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +50
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
- Clambus armadilloClambus armadillo
- Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaAtomaria testaceaBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus aequalisAmara similataAmara similataAmara similataAmara similataNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapillaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusCalamosternus granariusEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaGalerucella pusillaPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosumPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusWillow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurataWillow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurataBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatumLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalusBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumBembidion aeneumAzolla WeevilStenopelmus rufinasusAzolla WeevilStenopelmus rufinasusAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaAtomaria mesomelaVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Events & activities nearby
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