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53.10818, -2.46363
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 (Nantwich Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 451 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 451 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (551) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (551) National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Mallard +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Pine Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Mallard +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Pine Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 