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Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.20257, -2.88416
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Baker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Longster Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brown Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brown Local cycle route
Show on map Chester - Sealand Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Turquoise Local cycle route
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Chester Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
115,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 115,379 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +37
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Water Vole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 115,379 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +37
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Water Vole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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