Portal Golf and Country Club Premier Course 95 ha
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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.17078, -2.65312
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▾ ☀️ 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 6 signed routes nearby · 16 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 ▾
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 199 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 199 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 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 · 72 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 72 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lightfoot Lane restricted byway · 250 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 250 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lightfoot Lane restricted byway · 400 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 400 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lightfoot Lane restricted byway · 234 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 234 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Barn Owl · Hobby · Peregrine +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Corizus hyoscyami · Juniper Shieldbug · Sarcophaga · Minotaur Beetle · Slender Ground-hopper +6
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Criorhina floccosa 🌿 Plants 59 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Bluebell · Shoreweed · Bulrush · Floating Crystalwort · Trifid Bur-marigold +54
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Shoreweed Littorella uniflora Bulrush Typha latifolia Floating Crystalwort Riccia fluitans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Barn Owl · Hobby · Peregrine +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Corizus hyoscyami · Juniper Shieldbug · Sarcophaga · Minotaur Beetle · Slender Ground-hopper +6
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Criorhina floccosa 🌿 Plants 59 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Bluebell · Shoreweed · Bulrush · Floating Crystalwort · Trifid Bur-marigold +54
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Shoreweed Littorella uniflora Bulrush Typha latifolia Floating Crystalwort Riccia fluitans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Criorhina floccosa2024
Criorhina floccosa2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2023
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Great Yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia
Great Yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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