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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.28665, -2.35303
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Cheshire Cheese Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 4.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 42 m ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 42 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,074 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,074 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Black Sexton Beetle +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2022 Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,074 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Black Sexton Beetle +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2022 Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani
Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2022
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2022
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2022
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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