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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.14431, -2.85468
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Purple Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Local cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,936 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,936 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +52
Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Magpie Pica pica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Gull Larus canus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rock Dove Columba livia 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Badger
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Splayed Deerfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,936 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +52
Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goosander Mergus merganser Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Magpie Pica pica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Gull Larus canus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rock Dove Columba livia 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Badger
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Splayed Deerfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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