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Getting here
53.43983, -2.68809
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +22 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Graphomya maculata +14 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴Cycling
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route
11 Whittle HallCycling route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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