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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Rich Aroma — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Rich Aroma — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Delamere Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Millennium Greenway Cycling route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Local cycle route
Show on map Green Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Delamere
Show on map Whitemoor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref White Delamere
Show on map Delamere Blue Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Tarvin
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Wildlife to spot
5,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Limnephilus auricula · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Melanostoma scalare Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Limnephilus auricula · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Melanostoma scalare Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2024
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2024
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2024
Mosquito Culicidae2024
Mosquito Culicidae2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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