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We develop, enhance and protect the countryside and urban sites within Cheshire East, while promoting the use of the Council’s outdoor recreational facilities. Find out more cheshireeast.gov.uk/rangers
Bollin Valley Rangers Dan and Emma and a team of staff and volunteers from Mersey Rivers Trust undertook a pond maintenance day recently. They were clearing some invasive pondweed from the main pond on Bluebell Meadow at Macclesfield Riverside Park. Thanks to all for their help!
The latest exhibition at Tegg’s Nose Gallery is now open! This month we have a joint exhibition from two of The Nose Coffee team. Sarah and Sofia's exhibition is open every day from 9am to 3pm until the 1st of April.
The Easter holidays are very early this year! Get your kids booked on to the RIPS CIC Easter Kids Activity Clubs based at Tegg's Nose Country Park. 2 weeks of activities include Abseiling / Climbing / Archery / Tree Climbing / Paddle Sports & more. Book your places ASAP! - https://bit.ly/4ait0xt
Regular runner Ruth, and her dog Molly, enjoyed some excellent views of this Sparrowhawk last week on the Middlewood Way. Sparrowhawks are a small bird of prey that specialise in hunting other birds in confined spaces like dense woodlands. Find out more on the RSPB website - https://bit.ly/3StX2FW
Site highlight: Jacksons’ Brickworks in Higher Poynton is a special place, reclaimed by nature after its industrial interlude. It is now so valuable for wildlife that it has been designated a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) - https://bit.ly/4oGJ5lQ
Site highlight: The Salt Line, a well surfaced trail following the line of a disused railway cutting through farmland and woodland as it runs towards Alsager. The Borrow Pit Meadows, adjacent to the Salt Line, are a mosaic of rich habitats - https://bit.ly/2PWU2Uz
The Easter holidays are very early this year! Get your kids booked on to the RIPS CIC Easter Kids Activity Clubs based at Tegg's Nose Country Park. 2 weeks of activities include Abseiling / Climbing / Archery / Tree Climbing / Paddle Sports & more. Book your places ASAP! - https://bit.ly/4ait0xt
The latest exhibition at Tegg’s Nose Gallery is now open! This month we have a joint exhibition from two of The Nose Coffee team. Sarah and Sofia's exhibition is open every day from 9am to 3pm until the 1st of April.
New volunteers are always welcome, though be warned, toads like wet weather!
Timbersbrook toad patrol has had an early start with the mild February weather. Rangers & volunteers have been out searching the roads around the village after dusk for toads (& frogs & newts) to try and prevent them from being run over by cars on their way to their breeding pool
We’d love to hear about your visits to our beautiful Cheshire East countryside sites! Share your thoughts and help us make your experience even better. 🌳✨ https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/CountryParkSatisfaction/
A big THANK YOU from Ranger Martin to the team from South Manchester Conservation Volunteers who joined him on the southern slopes of Tegg's Nose Country Park on Sunday, to help with our last heathland restoration work of the winter. Scrub is removed to encourage heather and bilberry to return.
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Cheshire East is asking for feedback on its draft Rights of Way Improvement Plan, shaping how we improve paths, bridleways and access routes across the borough.
👉 Have your say: cheshireeast.gov.uk/prow
⏰ Closes 24 May 2026🌳
Cheshire East Draft Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2026-36 Consultation. Do you enjoy walking, wheeling, cycling or horse riding? Do you use, or want to use, footpaths, bridleways and byways? Do you manage land with Public Rights of Way? Then have your say - https://bit.ly/4b487Fj
The Easter holidays are very early this year! Get your kids booked on to the RIPS CIC Easter Kids Activity Clubs based at Tegg's Nose Country Park. 2 weeks of activities include Abseiling / Climbing / Archery / Tree Climbing / Paddle Sports & more. Book your places ASAP! - https://bit.ly/4ait0xt
Site highlight: The Middlewood Way. A 10 mile (16km), traffic-free greenway from Macclesfield to Marple on the Peak Park fringe with car parking, toilets and information points, with fine views over the Cheshire Plain to the west - https://bit.ly/3xivd63
Upcoming event: Home Education Forest School Taster Session at Teggsnose Wood, Tuesday, 3rd March. Join Greenwood Growth for a taster of their Home Education for children aged 5 years and above, offering connection to self, others and the natural world. Booking essential - https://bit.ly/4tR5ak3
Site highlight: Tegg's Nose Country Park. Experience wild hill country, marvel at the fantastic views, enjoy food and drink at The Nose Coffee, and walk further afield into the Peak District or Macclesfield Forest https://bit.ly/2OhWuSZ
The latest exhibition at Tegg's Nose Gallery is now open. 'The Cult Of The Head And Other Tales' - paintings by artist Jenny C. Black is on show every day from 9am to 4pm until the 4th of March.
Rangers have been enjoying views of Goosander, at or near some of our countryside sites. Ranger Martin has seen them on the reservoirs below Tegg's Nose & Bollin Valley Ranger Umar has spotted them at Wilmslow Park. The males have a green head while females have a brown head.
Volunteers from AstraZeneca have been helping Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Dan to coppice Hazel at Macclesfield Riverside Park. Coppicing involves cutting trees at their base to create a 'stool' where many new shoots will grow. The group also planted some apple and plum fruit trees.
Upcoming event: Home Education Forest School Taster Session at Teggsnose Wood, Tuesday, 3rd March. Join Greenwood Growth for a taster of their Home Education for children aged 5 years and above, offering connection to self, others and the natural world. Booking essential - https://bit.ly/4tR5ak3
Rangers Martin and Roger plus volunteers Peter, Ian and Derek were completing this winters heathland management work at the top of Tegg’s Nose Country Park last week. Thanks as always to all our volunteers for their help 😊
Not signed up to the Ranger Service event email newsletter? Take a look at the March edition here including crafts, foraging, wreath making & kids art events and upcoming adventurous Easter kids activity clubs. Booking ASAP essential bit.ly/4s4L2JB
Site highlight: Timbersbrook Picnic Area - A peaceful spot where families can picnic on the edge of young woodland. Water from Timbers Brook was once used to power the silk mill and the old Mill Pool is now a locally important breeding pond for toads - https://bit.ly/3pV9QqB
10% off! Get your kids booked on to the RIPS CIC Easter Kids Activity Clubs based at Tegg's Nose Country Park. Activities include Abseiling / Climbing / Archery / Paddle Sports & more. Get 10% off, by booking your places this week (by end of 22nd Fe), using code EASTER10 - https://bit.ly/4ait0xt
The latest exhibition at Tegg's Nose Gallery is now open. 'The Cult Of The Head And Other Tales' - paintings by artist Jenny C. Black is on show every day from 9am to 4pm until the 4th of March.
Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers Umar, Emma & Nik along with Amara & Abi from Mersey Rivers Trust recently planted trees & sowed wildflower seeds around a new pond/scrape site at Rossmill in Trafford as a part of a project to create & improve wetland areas in the Bollin Valley catchment.
10% off! Get your kids booked on to the RIPS CIC Easter Kids Activity Clubs based at Tegg's Nose Country Park. Activities include Abseiling / Climbing / Archery / Paddle Sports & more. Get 10% off, by booking your places this week (by end of 22nd Fe), using code EASTER10 - https://bit.ly/4ait0xt
A few weeks ago, Rangers Martin and Roger, plus our regular Tegg’s Nose Country Park volunteers, were performing our annual Heather and Bilberry cut at the top of the park. Selectively strimming older plants, in ungrazed areas, encourages new growth and extends their life.