Little Budworth Country Park 26 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.18691, -2.62272
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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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Brown Hawker, Cheshire Horsefly, Scathophaga stercoraria +211 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Delamere Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Utkinton Loop Walking route ▾
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 199 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 199 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Basfords Lane restricted byway · 345 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 345 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Whitehall lane restricted byway · 0 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 0 m Path type: track
Show on map Whitehall lane restricted byway · 313 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 313 m Path type: track
Show on map Basfords Lane restricted byway · 480 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 480 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
5,669 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,669 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Green Tiger Beetle · Common Ground-hopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +62
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Syrphus Syrphus Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Germander Speedwell · Yellow Iris · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Soft-rush +13
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024 New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,669 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Green Tiger Beetle · Common Ground-hopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker +62
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Syrphus Syrphus Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Germander Speedwell · Yellow Iris · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Soft-rush +13
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024 New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2024
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Cryptophagus lycoperdi Cryptophagus lycoperdi2024
Cryptophagus lycoperdi Cryptophagus lycoperdi2024
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2024
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2024
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2024
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2024
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2024
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus2024
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus2024
Pteryx suturalis Pteryx suturalis2024
Pteryx suturalis Pteryx suturalis2024
Romualdius scaber Romualdius scaber2024
Romualdius scaber Romualdius scaber2024
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2024
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2024
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2024
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Chaetocnema hortensis Chaetocnema hortensis2024
Chaetocnema hortensis Chaetocnema hortensis2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula2024
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula2024
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus2024
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus2024
Agathidium nigrinum Agathidium nigrinum2024
Agathidium nigrinum Agathidium nigrinum2024
Olisthopus rotundatus Olisthopus rotundatus2024
Olisthopus rotundatus Olisthopus rotundatus2024
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri2024
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri2024
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2024
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2024
Bradycellus sharpi Bradycellus sharpi2024
Bradycellus sharpi Bradycellus sharpi2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2024
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2024
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense2024
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense2024
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2024
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2024
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2024
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2024
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides2024
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides2024
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2024
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2024
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2024
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2024
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris2024
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris2024
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis2024
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis2024
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2024
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2024
Clambus punctulum Clambus punctulum2024
Clambus punctulum Clambus punctulum2024
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2024
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2024
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2024
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum2024
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum2024
Ptenidium gressneri Ptenidium gressneri2024
Ptenidium gressneri Ptenidium gressneri2024
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2024
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Carabus problematicus ssp. feroensis Carabus problematicus ssp. feroensis2024
Carabus problematicus ssp. feroensis Carabus problematicus ssp. feroensis2024
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2024
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 2024
2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024
Common Reed Phragmites australis2024
Common Reed Phragmites australis2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2024
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2024
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2024
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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