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53.10889, -2.22240
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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 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Halls Road public footpath · 120 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 120 m Path type: track
Show on map Brake Village public footpath · 111 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 111 m Path type: track
Show on map Rockside public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Halls Road bridleway · 181 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 181 m Path type: track
Show on map Halls Road bridleway · 69 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 69 m Path type: residential
Show on map Halls Road bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Path type: track
Show on map Halls Road bridleway · 100 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 100 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Hobby +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Indet. Deer Cervidae Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Birch Besom · Coral Spot · Bracken Map · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear +13
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Blackfoot Polypore 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Ivy · Japanese Knotweed · Alder · Foxglove
Ivy Hedera helix Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Alder Alnus glutinosa Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Hobby +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Indet. Deer Cervidae Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Birch Besom · Coral Spot · Bracken Map · Candlesnuff Fungus · Jelly Ear +13
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Blackfoot Polypore 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Ivy · Japanese Knotweed · Alder · Foxglove
Ivy Hedera helix Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Alder Alnus glutinosa Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Polyporus leptocephalus
Polyporus leptocephalus
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune
Splitgill Schizophyllum commune
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
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