Short birdwatching visit · Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Bickley Hall Farm
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Check the individual bird notes
- Headline birds
- Tree Sparrow · Brambling · Reed Bunting
- Parking
- Parking is available Monday–Thursday, 9.30am–4.30pm, excluding bank holidays and site closure days.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Bickley, near Malpas
Bickley Hall Farm is an organic working farm managed to provide hay meadows, bird seed crops, hedges and wet grassland for wildlife. A dedicated nature trail leads off the Sandstone Trail, allowing visitors to see these habitats without wandering through the working farm. The Trust’s farm bird list identifies winter Brambling and Tree Sparrow, alongside resident Reed Bunting. This is therefore a farmland bird stop with a defined public route rather than an invitation to explore fields freely. Parking and toilet availability is limited to specified weekday hours, even though the Sandstone Trail itself can be used throughout the year.
Birds and seasons
- Tree Sparrow · Headline bird — Winter Source for Tree Sparrow
- Brambling · Headline bird — Winter Source for Brambling
- Reed Bunting · Headline bird — All year Source for Reed Bunting
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Follow the dedicated farm nature trail from the Sandstone Trail.
- Toilets
- Toilets are available only during the stated weekday parking hours.
- Parking
- Parking is available Monday–Thursday, 9.30am–4.30pm, excluding bank holidays and site closure days.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead around the working farm and livestock.
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Contact the Trust before a visit using farm parking, especially around closure days. The public trail does not grant unrestricted access to farm buildings, livestock areas or crop fields.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 23.3 straight-line miles
- Coed Cilygroeslwyd Nature Reserve · 25.4 straight-line miles
- Hoylake Shore · 32.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
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- Charles Sinker Fields · 8.0 miles in a straight line
- Wood Lane Nature Reserve · 11.2 miles in a straight line
- Hatchmere · 15.1 miles in a straight line