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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.22036, -2.55780
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 19 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 Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Delamere Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Mary's Drive public footpath · 605 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 605 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map St Mary's Drive public footpath · 90 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 90 m Path type: residential
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitegate Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
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 National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Grange Lane restricted byway · 582 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 582 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, Whitegate
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Wildlife to spot
9,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,590 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Wren · Garden Warbler · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Polecat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Polecat Mustela putorius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Megatoma undata · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +14
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Megatoma undata Megatoma undata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Red Campion
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,590 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Wren · Garden Warbler · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Polecat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Polecat Mustela putorius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Megatoma undata · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +14
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Megatoma undata Megatoma undata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Red Campion
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2024
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2024
Contacyphon padi Contacyphon padi2024
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2024
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus2024
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus2024
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2024
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2024 