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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.06881, -2.75314
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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 🅿️ Bickerton Hill Car Park 12m 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 🅿️ Bickerton Hill Car Park 12m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 68 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Eddisbury Way Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Raw Head Walking route ▾
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 257 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 141 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 141 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 565 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 565 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,539 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,539 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Scathophaga stercoraria +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,539 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Scathophaga stercoraria +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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