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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.24582, -2.49290
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 85 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 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 National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Tawny Owl · Golden Plover · Pink-footed Goose · Woodpigeon +37
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cortinicara gibbosa · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cis bilamellatus +41
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2025 Acorn Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Tawny Owl · Golden Plover · Pink-footed Goose · Woodpigeon +37
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cortinicara gibbosa · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cis bilamellatus +41
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2025 Acorn Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Curculio glandium2025
Curculio glandium2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius2025
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius2025
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis2025
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis2025
Brassy Willow Beetle Phratora vitellinae2025
Brassy Willow Beetle Phratora vitellinae2025
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2025
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2025
Oulema melanopus Oulema melanopus2025
Oulema melanopus Oulema melanopus2025
Acrotrichis fascicularis Acrotrichis fascicularis2025
Acrotrichis fascicularis Acrotrichis fascicularis2025
Watercress Beetle Phaedon cochleariae2025
Watercress Beetle Phaedon cochleariae2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica2025
Acrotrichis danica Acrotrichis danica2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Catops morio Catops morio2025
Catops morio Catops morio2025
Nargus wilkini Nargus wilkini2025
Nargus wilkini Nargus wilkini2025
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2025
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2025
Barley Flea Beetle Phyllotreta vittula2025
Barley Flea Beetle Phyllotreta vittula2025
Dacne rufifrons Dacne rufifrons2025
Dacne rufifrons Dacne rufifrons2025
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2025
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2025
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2025
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Orthoperus nigrescens Orthoperus nigrescens2025
Orthoperus nigrescens Orthoperus nigrescens2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Cis boleti Cis boleti2025
Cis boleti Cis boleti2025
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2025
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2025
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2025
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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