Portal Golf and Country Club 125 ha
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⛳ Golf
Paid entry Dogs welcome 125 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.16139, -2.65251
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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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 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 Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Eddisbury Way Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Utkinton Loop Walking route ▾
16 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 Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 107 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 531 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 531 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lightfoot Lane restricted byway · 150 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 150 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lightfoot Lane restricted byway · 92 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 92 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
1,866 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,866 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jay +34
Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2017 Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +22
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Lecanora polytropa · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Chewing Gum Lichen · Porpidia tuberculosa · Acarospora fuscata +2
Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Porpidia tuberculosa Porpidia tuberculosa Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata Candelariella vitellina Candelariella vitellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,866 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jay +34
Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2017 Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +22
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Lecanora polytropa · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Chewing Gum Lichen · Porpidia tuberculosa · Acarospora fuscata +2
Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Chewing Gum Lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis Porpidia tuberculosa Porpidia tuberculosa Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata Candelariella vitellina Candelariella vitellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Polecat Mustela putorius2017
Polecat Mustela putorius2017 2021
2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2017
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2017
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2020
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2020
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2019
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Lecanora campestris
Lecanora campestris
Lecanora campestris
Lecanora campestris
