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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
53.25085, -2.12954
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +147 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Shutlingsloe WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
A Walk to the ForestWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route▾
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
36,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +42
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Holly · Common Nettle · Alder · Raspberry · Silver Birch +5
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +42
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Holly · Common Nettle · Alder · Raspberry · Silver Birch +5
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Atomaria apicalisAtomaria apicalis2025Atomaria apicalisAtomaria apicalis2025Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Formica lemaniFormica lemani2025Formica lemaniFormica lemani2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2025Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025ThripomorphaThripomorpha2025ThripomorphaThripomorpha2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Heath False-brome
Heath False-brome
Brachypodium pinnatum
Brachypodium pinnatum
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