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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.25957, -2.15231
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 🐕 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 🐕 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, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Fern, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Fern, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19 Walking route 15.3 km ▾
Named route Length 15.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map A Walk to the Forest Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map Dalesford Crescent public footpath · 163 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 163 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Maxfield Close public footpath · 79 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 79 m Path type: residential
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Wizard Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Middlewood Way Cycling route ▾
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 139 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears II Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
32,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Atomaria apicalis · Ephistemus globulus · Sericoderus brevicornis · Cartodere nodifer +16
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Water Fern · Hogweed
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Atomaria apicalis · Ephistemus globulus · Sericoderus brevicornis · Cartodere nodifer +16
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Water Fern · Hogweed
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 