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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.23044, -2.61937
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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 475m 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 475m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Downy Emerald, Common Darter +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Downy Emerald, Common Darter +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Waste Lane public footpath · 385 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 385 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Waste Lane public footpath · 287 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 287 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 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 Main Route Cycling route 455 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 455 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whitegate Way bridleway · 25 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 25 m Surface compacted Path type: cycleway
Show on map Photos Cutting on the Whitegate Way
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Wildlife to spot
19,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Goldcrest +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Teal Anas crecca Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redshank Tringa totanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black Nightshade
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Goldcrest +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Teal Anas crecca Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redshank Tringa totanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black Nightshade
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Nitidulidae Nitidulidae2025
Nitidulidae Nitidulidae2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 