Rinks Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.29665, -2.42970
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Grey Heron, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Grey Heron, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Betony · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Birch Leaf Roller +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Birch Leaf Roller +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Arley Hall Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Cheshire Cheese Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Royal Cheshire County Show 2017
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Wildlife to spot
8,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2023 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2023 Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Birch Leaf Roller · Cercopis vulnerata · Varied Carpet Beetle · Common Darter +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2023 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2023 Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Birch Leaf Roller · Cercopis vulnerata · Varied Carpet Beetle · Common Darter +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 