Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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53.13234, -2.16675
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Common Sorrel +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Common Sorrel +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Biddulph Town BW 79 bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
9,441 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +36
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Field Maple · Common Knapweed · Creeping Thistle +28
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,441 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +36
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Field Maple · Common Knapweed · Creeping Thistle +28
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
American Speedwell Veronica peregrina2025
American Speedwell Veronica peregrina2025
Cornish Moneywort Sibthorpia europaea2025
Cornish Moneywort Sibthorpia europaea2025
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2025
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2025
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2025
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2025
Yellow Azalea Rhododendron luteum2025
Yellow Azalea Rhododendron luteum2025 