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Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.25245, -2.12119
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 252m away — 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 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +134 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Shutlingsloe Walk Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Local walking route
Show on map A Walk to the Forest Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Middlewood Way Cycling route ▾
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 139 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 46 m National Cycle Network On-road
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears II Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Richmond Hill byway open to all traffic · 62 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 62 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Sutton Mill, Macclesfield
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Wildlife to spot
36,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria · Birch Shieldbug · Ptenidium pusillum +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025 Atomaria apicalis Alder · Holly · Common Nettle · Raspberry
Alder Alnus glutinosa Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria · Birch Shieldbug · Ptenidium pusillum +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025 Atomaria apicalis Alder · Holly · Common Nettle · Raspberry
Alder Alnus glutinosa Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Atomaria apicalis2025
Atomaria apicalis2025
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus2025
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Formica lemani Formica lemani2025
Formica lemani Formica lemani2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
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