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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.35314, -2.45232
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Holly +144 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Holly +144 more · last seen 2020
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 18 Walking route 17.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named route Length 17.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map 2 Warrington Waters Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 281 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 281 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Kestrel +19
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Polecat · Brown Hare +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Polecat Mustela putorius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Small White · Green-veined White · Comma · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +11
Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Comma Polygonia c-album Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Kestrel +19
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Polecat · Brown Hare +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Polecat Mustela putorius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Small White · Green-veined White · Comma · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +11
Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Comma Polygonia c-album Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020 