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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.16782, -2.54616
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 487m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 487m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Small White, Lily Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Small White, Lily Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 551
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 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 ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Great English Walk Walking route ▾
Smithy Bank public footpath · 122 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 122 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 121 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2023 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Cat's-ear · Nipplewort · Soft-rush · Alder · Annual Meadow-grass +59
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Soft-rush Juncus effusus Alder Alnus glutinosa Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2023 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Cat's-ear · Nipplewort · Soft-rush · Alder · Annual Meadow-grass +59
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Soft-rush Juncus effusus Alder Alnus glutinosa Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
House Mouse
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Mus musculus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
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