Newplatt Wood - Open water
15 ha
Plan your visit
〰Water🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
53.23101, -2.37094
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
〰Waterside walks
Strong match
Open water — lake or pond with public access
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route496 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route784 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 784 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,036 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Moorhen +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Migrant Hawker · Parent Bug · Bibio pomonae · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Anoscopus albifrons +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,036 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Moorhen +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Migrant Hawker · Parent Bug · Bibio pomonae · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Anoscopus albifrons +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum