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The Belt

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Roger Gittins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕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

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Booths Parkpublic footpath · 673 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 673 mPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,415 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,415 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lapwing +57

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Bibio pomonae · Emerald Damselfly +12

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,415 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lapwing +57

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Bibio pomonae · Emerald Damselfly +12

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Roger Gittins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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