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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.10993, -2.87976
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Common Club-tail +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Common Club-tail +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Marches Way Walking route ▾
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation Walks Walking route ▾
Dee Way Walking route ▾
Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath near the River Dee
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Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2024
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 