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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.09222, -2.34803
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 24 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 ▾
South Cheshire Market Towns Trail Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 51km Regional walking route
Show on map Oakhanger Farm Lane public footpath · 134 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 134 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 451 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 451 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycling the Salt Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,456 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull +33
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat · Otter
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Wharf Borer Nacerdes melanura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,456 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull +33
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat · Otter
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Wharf Borer Nacerdes melanura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis2024
Aeshna grandis2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 