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53.05805, -2.26811
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Elder, Bracken +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Elder, Bracken +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos View south-east from Wedgwood's Monument
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Wildlife to spot
13,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,754 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Common Shrew · Brown Hare · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Pine Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax +8
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Elder · Hedera · Creeping Cinquefoil +13
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Elder Sambucus nigra Hedera Hedera Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,754 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Common Shrew · Brown Hare · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Pine Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax +8
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Elder · Hedera · Creeping Cinquefoil +13
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Elder Sambucus nigra Hedera Hedera Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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