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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.27902, -2.70383
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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 295m away — 2 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 295m away — 2 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 — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Garden Chafer, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Garden Chafer, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Figwort, Hogweed +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Figwort, Hogweed +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Murdishaw pop-up cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Delamere
Show on map Whitemoor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref White Delamere
Show on map Delamere Blue Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
32,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Ash Bark Beetle · Sylvicola · Stenophylax permistus · Sciaridae · Large Elm Bark Beetle +21
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius Sylvicola Sylvicola Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Sciaridae Sciaridae Large Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus scolytus2025 Suillia bicolor Suillia bicolor2025 7-spot Ladybird Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Ash Bark Beetle · Sylvicola · Stenophylax permistus · Sciaridae · Large Elm Bark Beetle +21
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius Sylvicola Sylvicola Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Sciaridae Sciaridae Large Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus scolytus2025 Suillia bicolor Suillia bicolor2025 7-spot Ladybird Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus2025
Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Dolerus Dolerus2025
Dolerus Dolerus2025
Pale-collared Carver Rhogogaster chlorosoma2025
Pale-collared Carver Rhogogaster chlorosoma2025
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2025
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2025
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2025
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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