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53.30039, -2.36127

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 120m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 120m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Thurneyholme Drivepublic footpath · 104 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: residential

Thorneyholme Drivepublic footpath · 107 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential

Sparrow Lanepublic footpath · 108 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

52,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Magpie · Coot +59

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Rat · Red Deer

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Emerald Damselfly +6

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,632 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Magpie · Coot +59

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Rat · Red Deer

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Emerald Damselfly +6

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Schlosser67 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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