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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.32663, -2.23039
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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 ☕ Caffè Nero — 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 ☕ Caffè Nero — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Cleavers, Bluebell +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Cleavers, Bluebell +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Fred Perry Way Walking route ▾
North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Wizard Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 4 Walking route 12.7 km ▾
Named route Length 12.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Land Lane public footpath · 82 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 82 m Path type: service
Show on map Dungeon Walk public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Path type: footway
Show on map Land Lane public footpath · 385 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 385 m Path type: footway
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Bramhall Park–A6 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
33,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +34
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Anthocomus rufus · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +19
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +34
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Anthocomus rufus · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +19
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea