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53.09926, -2.44664
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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 ☕ Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 451
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 A Walk around Haslington Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 ▾
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 451 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 451 National Cycle Network
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 Cycling the Salt Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
23,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Herring Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Evening Primrose · Sycamore · Common Nettle · Black Nightshade · Dandelion
Evening Primrose Oenothera Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Herring Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Evening Primrose · Sycamore · Common Nettle · Black Nightshade · Dandelion
Evening Primrose Oenothera Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta2025
Aeshna mixta2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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