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The Beach Tennis Club

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.20979, -2.66116

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Abbeywood Garden Cafe — 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
☕Abbeywood Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stock Dove, Stonechat, Bullfinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stock Dove, Stonechat, Bullfinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Baker WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Whitegate WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Fruits of the ForestCycling route

Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 71Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route107 m

Named routeRef 71Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef BlueDelamere

Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef WhiteDelamere

Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Stock Dove · Stonechat · Buzzard · Bullfinch · Carrion Crow +56

Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Polecat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles
PolecatMustela putorius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Stock Dove · Stonechat · Buzzard · Bullfinch · Carrion Crow +56

Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Polecat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles
PolecatMustela putorius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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