Stockton Dingle ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
52.99674, -2.77593
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crosswort, Ramsons +83 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Hydropsyche pellucidula, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Silo pallipes +74 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Physcia aipolia +1 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Physcia aipolia +1 more · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Wem to Whitchurch Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12a Length 25 km Regional walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 51km Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,604 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dunnock · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Badger 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2022 Hornet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dunnock · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Badger 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2022 Hornet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2019
Meles meles2019
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2019
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2019
Sorex Sorex2019
Sorex Sorex2019
Small Mouse Muridae2019
Small Mouse Muridae2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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