Welshman's Lane Allotments
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53.07220, -2.53519
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN 551)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Walk around Wybunbury Walking route ▾
Weaver Way (Nantwich Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 451 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 451 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,755 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Moorhen · Jackdaw +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · American Mink +5
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Vine Weevil · Otiorhynchus armadillo +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Hogweed · Common Dog-violet · Creeping Thistle · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut +48
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,755 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Moorhen · Jackdaw +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · American Mink +5
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Vine Weevil · Otiorhynchus armadillo +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Hogweed · Common Dog-violet · Creeping Thistle · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut +48
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Lamium Lamium
Lamium Lamium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium