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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.25770, -2.51873
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Peregrine, Blackbird, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Blackbird, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +152 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +152 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Guelder-rose, Raspberry +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Guelder-rose, Raspberry +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barbers Lane public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Path type: residential
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
56,514 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,514 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +44
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Cortinicara gibbosa · Orange Ladybird · Orthoperus nigrescens · Ptenidium pusillum +48
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Orthoperus nigrescens Orthoperus nigrescens2025 Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Chinese Bramble
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,514 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +44
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Cortinicara gibbosa · Orange Ladybird · Orthoperus nigrescens · Ptenidium pusillum +48
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Orthoperus nigrescens Orthoperus nigrescens2025 Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Greater Celandine · Chinese Bramble
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2025
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius2025
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius2025
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis2025
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis2025
Brassy Willow Beetle Phratora vitellinae2025
Brassy Willow Beetle Phratora vitellinae2025
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2025
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2025
Oulema melanopus Oulema melanopus2025
Oulema melanopus Oulema melanopus2025
Acrotrichis fascicularis Acrotrichis fascicularis2025
Acrotrichis fascicularis Acrotrichis fascicularis2025
Watercress Beetle Phaedon cochleariae2025
Watercress Beetle Phaedon cochleariae2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica2025
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Catops morio Catops morio2025
Catops morio Catops morio2025
Nargus wilkini Nargus wilkini2025
Nargus wilkini Nargus wilkini2025
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2025
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2025
Barley Flea Beetle Phyllotreta vittula2025
Barley Flea Beetle Phyllotreta vittula2025
Dacne rufifrons Dacne rufifrons2025
Dacne rufifrons Dacne rufifrons2025
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2025
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2025
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2025
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus2025
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus2025
Psylliodes napi Psylliodes napi2025
Psylliodes napi Psylliodes napi2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Cis boleti Cis boleti2025
Cis boleti Cis boleti2025
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri2025
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri2025
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2025
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2025
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2025
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2025
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Ptenidium intermedium Ptenidium intermedium2025
Ptenidium intermedium Ptenidium intermedium2025
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2025
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Lithostygnus serripennis Lithostygnus serripennis2025
Lithostygnus serripennis Lithostygnus serripennis2025
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2025
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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