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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.19422, -2.90786
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Field Horsetail · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Field Horsetail · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Longster Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Chester - Sealand Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Turquoise Local cycle route
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Chester Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Flats of Sealand Road, Chester
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Wildlife to spot
40,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Water Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Syrphus torvus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Cup
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Water Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Syrphus torvus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Cup
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 