🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Lodge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Lodge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
14 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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10 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
Named route
Longster TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Queens Park Bridgepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface settPath type: path
Watergate Street South Rowpublic footpath · 181 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
City Wallspublic footpath · 87 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
