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hi
i live in cheadle in staffordshire does some one out there know of some good bird photo sites close to me that i could try to visit.

im going to try one site next week its a rspb site called coombs vally and its only about 5 miles from home, but this is the only place i could find close to home.

all info will be most helpfull.



chris

Hi Chris,

Your end of the county is jammed full of wildlife locations from wooded valleys to high moorland. Have you looked at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust's web site at http://www.staffordshirewildlife.org.uk/?

Hi coombs vally is a great place i was born in leek and lived thier for 30 years there is all of the churnet valley as well as the roches along with all the moorlands manifold valley tittesworth reservoir rudyard lake and many many more places in and around cheadle.

Phillip.

Also check out the Cheshire Wildlife Trusts web site.

There is Cannock Chase to the south. A big area with woodland and heath.

I've only been to Coombes Valley birdwatching but there was a good hide in the wood. It was on a slope overlooking the trees and with a long lens could be good for flycatchers etc in spring.

Try Trentabrook reservoir at Macc Forest - big heronry, grebes, cormorants and goosanders and Macc forest also has some spectacular Red Deer with many stags running to Royal head class.

Regards

Andy

thanks all will look on the staffs web site and try some out and mac forest could be worth a visit will post when iv got some pics.


thanks chris

South East of Macclesfield forest beyond Shuttlingsloe is Wildboarclough valley, the stream running north and through the valley used to be excellent for Dipper - the circular walk from the Macclesfield reservoirs up to Shuttlingsloe Peak and through Wildboarclough used to be birding stomping ground in my teens, but that is 30 years ago