Taylor's Rough ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.00432, -2.75553
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crosswort, Ramsons +77 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White +85 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White +85 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 396 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 396 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 479 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 479 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 590 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 590 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Pasture south east of Hough Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
3,012 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,012 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Dunnock · Wren · Woodpigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Gorse Ulex Wood Avens Geum urbanum Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,012 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Dunnock · Wren · Woodpigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Gorse Ulex Wood Avens Geum urbanum Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Oxalis Oxalis
Oxalis Oxalis
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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