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53.18139, -2.52455
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Black-headed Gull +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Black-headed Gull +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax, Blue-tailed Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax, Blue-tailed Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Great English Walk Walking route ▾
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Welsh Lane public footpath · 469 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 469 m Path type: track
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 121 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
15,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · Jackdaw +49
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +44
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · Jackdaw +49
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Isochnus sequensi · Clambus armadillo · Ocys tachysoides +44
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Atomaria testacea Atomaria testacea
Atomaria testacea Atomaria testacea
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Orthoperus aequalis Orthoperus aequalis
Orthoperus aequalis Orthoperus aequalis
Amara similata Amara similata
Amara similata Amara similata
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Celery Leaf Beetle Phaedon tumidulus
Celery Leaf Beetle Phaedon tumidulus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Calamosternus granarius Calamosternus granarius
Calamosternus granarius Calamosternus granarius
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Galerucella pusilla Galerucella pusilla
Galerucella pusilla Galerucella pusilla
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
Longitarsus melanocephalus Longitarsus melanocephalus
Longitarsus melanocephalus Longitarsus melanocephalus
Bembidion aeneum Bembidion aeneum
Bembidion aeneum Bembidion aeneum
Azolla Weevil Stenopelmus rufinasus
Azolla Weevil Stenopelmus rufinasus
Atomaria mesomela Atomaria mesomela
Atomaria mesomela Atomaria mesomela
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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