Sandiway Golf Course 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.22331, -2.56615
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 180m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 180m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +167 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Raspberry, Common Spotted-orchid, Common Twayblade +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Common Spotted-orchid, Common Twayblade +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Hogweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 18 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 ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map St Mary's Drive public footpath · 605 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 605 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 129 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 Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
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
14,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wren · Blackcap · Garden Warbler · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +23
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Field Vole +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 63 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper +58
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Red Campion · Purple-loosestrife
Red Campion Silene dioica Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wren · Blackcap · Garden Warbler · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +23
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Field Vole +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 63 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper +58
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Red Campion · Purple-loosestrife
Red Campion Silene dioica Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Polecat Mustela putorius
Polecat Mustela putorius Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Poecilus Poecilus
Poecilus Poecilus
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Polydrusus Polydrusus2025
Polydrusus Polydrusus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Aphrodes makarovi Aphrodes makarovi2025
Aphrodes makarovi Aphrodes makarovi2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Ferruginous Sawfly Tenthredo ferruginea2025
Ferruginous Sawfly Tenthredo ferruginea2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Myrmica Myrmica2025
Myrmica Myrmica2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Carabus Carabus2025
Carabus Carabus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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