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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.01998, -2.76725
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candelariella vitellina, Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora campestris +8 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Candelariella vitellina, Common Orange Lichen, Lecanora campestris +8 more · last seen 2018
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Wem to Whitchurch Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12a Length 25 km Regional walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 51km Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Church Walk public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Path type: service
Show on map Parbutts Lane public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Path type: residential
Show on map Hayside Walk public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Path type: residential
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 257 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 7.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 730 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Pheasant +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Social Pear Spinner
Face Fly Musca autumnalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum2023 Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Gorse Ulex Wood Avens Geum urbanum Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 730 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Pheasant +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Social Pear Spinner
Face Fly Musca autumnalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum2023 Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Gorse Ulex Wood Avens Geum urbanum Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Oxalis Oxalis
Oxalis Oxalis
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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