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Photo of Alderley Edge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Nether Alderley, Cheshire, north west England.

Alderley Edge© Brian Frost / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nature reserves in CheshireCheshire, England

74 nature reserves in the Albion Guide across Cheshire — see the full nature reserves directory, or everything to explore in Cheshire.

Photo of Alderley Edge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Nether Alderley, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Alderley Edge

SSSI near Nether Alderley

Wooded sandstone escarpment steeped in legend.

0.94 km²

Photo of Styal Country Park, a country park near Alderley Edge, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Styal Country Park

Country park near Alderley Edge

A mill estate whose valley garden drops to the River Bollin past restored glasshouses.

0.84 km²

Photo of Marbury Country Park, a country park near Great Budworth, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Marbury Country Park

Country park near Great Budworth

The parkland of a vanished hall on Budworth Mere, with lime avenues and birdwatching hides.

3.4 km²

Photo of Wirral, the Country Park, a country park near Parkgate, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Wirral, the Country Park

Country park near Parkgate

A country park in Cheshire.

0.41 km²

Photo of Brereton Heath Country Park, a country park near Astbury, Cheshire, north west England.

Brereton Heath Country Park

Country park near Astbury

A country park in Cheshire.

0.34 km²

Photo of Little Budworth Country Park, a country park near Tarporley, Cheshire, north west England.

Little Budworth Country Park

Country park near Tarporley

A country park in Cheshire.

0.64 km²

Photo of Teggs Nose Country Park, a country park near Bollington in the Peak District, Cheshire, north west England.

Teggs Nose Country Park

Country park near Bollington

A country park in Cheshire.

0.53 km²

Photo of Astbury Mere Country Park, a country park in Cheshire, north west England.

Astbury Mere Country Park

Country park near Astbury

A country park in Cheshire.

Photo of Bulkeley Hill Woods, a nature reserve near Peckforton, Cheshire, north west England.

Bulkeley Hill Woods

Nature reserve near Peckforton

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

Photo of Burton Mill Woods, a nature reserve in Cheshire, north west England.

Burton Mill Woods

Nature reserve near Burton

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

Photo of Maggoty's Wood, a nature reserve near Gawsworth, Cheshire, north west England.

Maggoty's Wood

Nature reserve near Gawsworth

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

Photo of Bickerton Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire, north west England.

Bickerton Hill

SSSI near Bickerton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.91 km²

Lyme Valley Park

Country park near Bollington

A country park in Cheshire.

5.6 km²

Rivacre Country Park

Country park near Burton

A country park in Cheshire.

0.47 km²

Stanney Woods Country Park

Country park near Elton

A country park in Cheshire.

0.22 km²

Leek Moors

SSSI near Flash

A large Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire.

40 km²

Mersey Estuary

SSSI near Elton

A large Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

67 km²

Caldy Valley Nature Park

Country park near Chester

A country park in Cheshire.

0.11 km²

Dee Estuary

SSSI near Thurstaston

A large Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

63 km²

Risley Moss

SSSI near Lymm

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.83 km²

Tatton Meres

SSSI near Knutsford

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.9 km²

Risley, Holcroft and Chat Moss

National Nature Reserve near Lymm

A National Nature Reserve in Greater Manchester.

5.3 km²

Rostherne Mere

National Nature Reserve near Rostherne

A National Nature Reserve in Cheshire.

1.5 km²

Black Lake, Delamere

SSSI near Tarvin

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Comber Mere

SSSI near Marbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.65 km²

Dee Cliffs, Farndon

SSSI near Farndon

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Flaxmere Moss

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Gleads Moss

SSSI near Siddington

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Hatch Mere

SSSI near Frodsham

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.13 km²

Holcroft Moss

SSSI near Lymm

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.19 km²

Linmer Moss

SSSI near Tarvin

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Oak Mere

SSSI near Tarporley

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.69 km²

Peckforton Woods

SSSI near Peckforton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.57 km²

Pettypool Brook Valley

SSSI near Great Budworth

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.47 km²

River Dane

SSSI near Goostrey

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

3 km²

Sandbach Flashes

SSSI near Sandbach

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

1.6 km²

Sound Heath

SSSI near Nantwich

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Witton Lime Beds

SSSI near Great Budworth

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.17 km²

Woolston Eyes

SSSI near Lymm

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

2.7 km²

Wybunbury Moss

National Nature Reserve near Wybunbury

A National Nature Reserve in Cheshire.

0.16 km²

Abbots Moss

SSSI near Tarporley

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.39 km²

Bagmere

SSSI near Astbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.27 km²

Bar Mere

SSSI near Marbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.13 km²

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Betley Mere

SSSI near Barthomley

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire.

0.29 km²

Brookhouse Moss

SSSI near Astbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.1 km²

Chapel Mere

SSSI near Bickerton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.12 km²

Dane-in-Shaw Pasture

SSSI near Astbury

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Danes Moss

SSSI near Gawsworth

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.51 km²

Dunsdale Hollow

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Flood Brook Clough

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Frodsham Railway and Road Cuttings

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Gannister Quarry

SSSI near Astbury

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Hallwood Farm Marl Pit

SSSI near Burton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Hatherton Flush

SSSI near Wybunbury

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Hatton's Hey Wood and Bank Rough

SSSI near Frodsham

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.24 km²

Holly Banks

SSSI near Astbury

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Inner Marsh Farm

SSSI near Burton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.23 km²

Lindow Common

SSSI near Alderley Edge

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.18 km²

Madams Wood

SSSI near Gawsworth

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Norbury Meres

SSSI near Marbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.24 km²

Oakhanger Moss

SSSI near Barthomley

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.14 km²

Plumley Lime Beds

SSSI near Lower Peover

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.23 km²

Quoisley Meres

SSSI near Marbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.28 km²

Red Brow Cutting

SSSI near Frodsham

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Rixton Clay Pits

SSSI near Lymm

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.13 km²

Roe Park Woods

SSSI near Astbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.35 km²

Tabley Mere

SSSI near Lower Peover

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.45 km²

Taylor's Rough & Wellmeadow Wood

SSSI near Malpas

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

The Mere, Mere

SSSI near Rostherne

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.19 km²

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

SSSI near Frodsham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Well Rough and Long Plantation

SSSI near Malpas

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

SSSI near Church Minshull

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.45 km²

Wimboldsley Wood

SSSI near Church Minshull

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire.

0.16 km²