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Rhead’s Meadow

7 ha

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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53.17113, -2.24794

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 403m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 403m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Tufted Duck +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Tufted Duck +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 573

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route

South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route114 m

Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mallard · Carrion Crow +45

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

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Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Brown Hare · Bat · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mallard · Carrion Crow +45

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Brown Hare · Bat · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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