Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.05660, -2.69380
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- 🐕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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
Raw HeadWalking route▾
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The Mosaic at Cholmondeley Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
9,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +38
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Water Vole · Beaver · Otter
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +38
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Water Vole · Beaver · Otter
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +13
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Events & activities nearby
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