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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.27650, -2.73561
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +98 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Creeping Buttercup +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Creeping Buttercup +14 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Delamere Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Murdishaw pop-up cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fruits of the Forest Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Fruits of the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Delamere
Show on map Whitemoor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref White Delamere
Show on map Delamere Blue Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos The Ramparts of Woodhouses Hill Fort
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Wildlife to spot
25,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,233 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Violet Ground Beetle +13
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Common Cow-wheat · Winter Heliotrope
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,233 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Violet Ground Beetle +13
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Common Cow-wheat · Winter Heliotrope
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 