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Cheshire
Cheshire is a county in North West England. It’s county town is Chester. Cheshire is a mostly rural county, with a number of small towns and villages. Cheshire covers a plain separating the hills of the Peak District and North Wales which is known as the Cheshire Gap.
Created: 15 June 2018 Edited: 29 November 2023
Cheshire
Walks in Cheshire
Places to stay near Cheshire
Nature Reserves in Cheshire
There are 26 nature reserves in Cheshire.
Wildlife in and around Cheshire
Cheshire Mammals
There are 61 species of mammals recorded as found near Cheshire.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
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Cheshire Birds
There are 279 species of birds recorded as found near Cheshire.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
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Cheshire Fish
There are 4 species of fish recorded as found near Cheshire.
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) |
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Cheshire Reptiles
There are 3 species of reptiles recorded as found near Cheshire.
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) |
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Cheshire Amphibians
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found near Cheshire.
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Lake Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) |
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