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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.01694, -2.84127
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Marches Way Walking route ▾
Dee Way Walking route ▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,353 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,353 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Goosander · Shelduck +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White +31
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,353 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Goosander · Shelduck +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White +31
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae
Oulimnius Oulimnius
Oulimnius Oulimnius
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae
Notidobia ciliaris Notidobia ciliaris
Notidobia ciliaris Notidobia ciliaris
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Empididae Empididae
Empididae Empididae
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis
Yellow-legged Water-snipefly Atherix ibis
Yellow-legged Water-snipefly Atherix ibis
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Dicranota Dicranota
Dicranota Dicranota
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2024
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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