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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 7m

Upcoming event: Bodging and green woodworking demonstration, Sunday 26th October, 10am to 3pm. Come and watch traditional green woodworking skills and the art of turning timber on a traditional pole lathe at Nelson Pit Visitor Centre, Lyme Road, Higher Poynton, SK12 1TH.

Person using a traditional woodworking lathe to shape a piece of wood in an outdoor setting.

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 13m

Upcoming volunteering opportunity - Battling the Birch Two - Wednesday 15th of October - Help the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers, and our friends from Mersey Rivers Trust, to clear the birch trees from Lindow Common SSSI in Wilmslow. Booking essential. https://bit.ly/3KQpTSQ

Battling the Birch at Lindow Common

We're joining the Bollin Valley Partnership to help conserve the special habitat within Lindow Common by removing self-seeded Birch.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 7h

Ho Ho Ho! How soon is too soon? Mince pies already in the shops? Mariah Carey blaring out of the radio? We know it's many weeks off but we need to let you know about 6 Christmas events, from our friends at The Nose Coffee. Get your tickets before they sell out🎅 https://bit.ly/46MzR0j

A collage of festive advertisements featuring various Christmas-themed events, including a "Breakfast with Santa" at Nose Coffee, a "Christmas Wreath Workshop," "Christmas Crafts with Sophia," and a "Christmas Cards" workshop with Pink Tiger Design. The background is adorned with bokeh lights enhancing the holiday spirit.

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 12h

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

Surfaced path with trees and grass verge on both sides and a Salt Line noticeboard in the foreground

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming event: Tegg's Nose Country Park Halloween Trail, Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November. Some spooky visitors are visiting the park this half-term! Can you explore the park & find them all? Purchase a map from The Nose Coffee for 50p, & get searching around the top of the park.

Banner for Tegg's Nose Country Park Halloween Trail featuring a cartoon skeleton, a pumpkin with a carved face, and a black cat.

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 1d

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

A buttercup filled meadow surrounded by trees with a picnic bench in the background

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming event: Outdoor Fitness Session at Tegg's Nose Country Park, Sunday 19th October. A 2-hour outdoor fitness session for those wanting something a bit different as part of their fitness regime! Booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1237158918629

Outdoor Fitness Session at Tegg’s Nose Country Park - October

A 2-hour outdoor fitness session for those wanting something a bit different as part of their fitness regime!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 2d

Rangers spent the early part of this week dealing with fallen limbs / trees following Storm Amy. Bollin Valley Ranger Roger and Ranger Martin were dealing with this relatively small tree at Tegg's Nose Country Park but trees were also cleared at other sites we manage.

Person sawing a fallen tree near a parked car in a rural landscape with rolling hills in the background.

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 2d

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/

Graphic of a speech bubble with the words 'Give us your feedback' highlighted

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 3d

Half term holiday Halloween fun 🎃 Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve Halloween Trail - 25th October to 2nd November. Pick up a map from near the car park and get searching around the park 👻

Poster for Halloween Trail at Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve with cartoon images of a mummy, pumpkin character and vampire

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 4d

The latest exhibition at the Tegg's Nose Gallery is now open. 'Oak and Owl' - Macclesfield Forest in Black and White, from Terry Gibson, is open every day 9am to 4pm until Wednesday 22nd October. Why not combine your visit a lovely walk and food and drink from The Nose Coffee.

Art exhibition wall featuring a series of black and white photographs, some depicting abstract natural scenes and one showing a group of people. Descriptive labels accompany each photo.

Exhibition wall featuring a series of black and white photographic prints and explanatory text panels. A guestbook and a pen are placed on a small table in front.

Promotional poster for the 'Oak & Owl' photography exhibition by Terry Gibson at Tegg's Nose Country Park, featuring a black and white image of a lone tree, with event dates from September 27 to October 22, 2025.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 4d

Have you explored Cheshire’s quirkiest place names? From Gnat Hole to Bogginshill, our county is full of curious & charming bygone names that spark the imagination! Check out this story from the BBC, sent to us by Public Rights of Way colleagues - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn849lgevkxo

Gnat Hole and Bogginshill: Cheshire's quirky place names revealed

From Gnat Hole to Bogginshill, old Ordnance Survey maps reveal some fabulous Cheshire place names.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 5d

Upcoming volunteering opportunity - Battling the Birch Two - Wednesday 15th of October - Help the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers, and our friends from Mersey Rivers Trust, to clear the birch trees from Lindow Common SSSI in Wilmslow. Booking essential. https://bit.ly/3KQpTSQ

Battling the Birch at Lindow Common

We're joining the Bollin Valley Partnership to help conserve the special habitat within Lindow Common by removing self-seeded Birch.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 6d

Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Nik got this stunning photo of a Four-spot Orbweaver spider at Lindow Common SSSI last month. This species tends to be associated with taller and stronger vegetation to support its large orb web, such as the heather plants found at Lindow.

A close-up image of a four-spot orbweaver spider hanging on its web, with a detailed view of its ornate, patterned abdomen against a blurred natural background.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 6d

Upcoming event: Outdoor Fitness Session at Tegg's Nose Country Park, Sunday 19th October. A 2-hour outdoor fitness session for those wanting something a bit different as part of their fitness regime! Booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1237158918629

Outdoor Fitness Session at Tegg’s Nose Country Park - October

A 2-hour outdoor fitness session for those wanting something a bit different as part of their fitness regime!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 7d

Our colleagues from the Bollin Valley Partnership recently celebrated the 50th year of countryside management in the River Bollin catchment. Travel the 24 miles of the Bollin Valley Way in 16 minutes in this fast paced video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGIem5-PzL0&t=1s

Bollin Valley Way Time Lapse - 50 Years of the Bollin Valley Partnership

In 2022 the Bollin Valley Partnership is celebrating its 50th year of countryside management in the River Bollin catchment. We have undertaken a number of special projects to mark this achievement and one of these has been to produce a timelapse video ...

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 8d

Upcoming event: Tegg's Nose Country Park Halloween Trail, Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November. Some spooky visitors are visiting the park this half-term! Can you explore the park & find them all? Purchase a map from The Nose Coffee for 50p, & get searching around the top of the park.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 8d

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

View down the slopes of Tegg's Nose Country Park, looking out across the flowering heather across the Cheshire Plain towards the Gritstone ridge

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 9d

Upcoming event: Bodging and green woodworking demonstration, Sunday 26th October, 10am to 3pm. Come and watch traditional green woodworking skills and the art of turning timber on a traditional pole lathe at Nelson Pit Visitor Centre, Lyme Road, Higher Poynton, SK12 1TH.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 9d

Wind and rain Weather warnings have been issued for tomorrow (Saturday, 4th October) and the winds have already picked up. Please be careful when exploring our countryside sites particularly in woodland areas.

Wind forecast chart displaying directional arrows and speed in miles per hour for times 09:00 to 14:00, with directions varying from WSW to W.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 9d

Last month contractors were performing their annual meadow cut at a number of our countryside sites. The tractor attachment cuts and collects the grass which is then deposited off the meadow after the wildflowers have set seed and the seeds have dropped to the ground.

Blue tractor cutting grass on a meadow with trees in the background on a sunny day

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 9d

Half term holiday Halloween fun 🎃 Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve Halloween Trail - 25th October to 2nd November. Pick up a map from near the car park and get searching around the park 👻

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 10d

The latest exhibition at the Tegg's Nose Gallery is now open. 'Oak and Owl' - Macclesfield Forest in Black and White, from Terry Gibson, is open every day 9am to 4pm until Wednesday 22nd October. Why not combine your visit a lovely walk and food and drink from The Nose Coffee.

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Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 11d

Upcoming volunteering opportunity - Battling the Birch Two - Wednesday 15th of October - Help the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers, and our friends from Mersey Rivers Trust, to clear the birch trees from Lindow Common SSSI in Wilmslow. Booking essential. https://bit.ly/3KQpTSQ

Battling the Birch at Lindow Common

We're joining the Bollin Valley Partnership to help conserve the special habitat within Lindow Common by removing self-seeded Birch.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service @cecrangers.bsky.social · 11d

Regular Tegg's Nose Country Park visitor, Tony Gilbert, has been out & about, looking for fungi. He spotted 3 species of scalycap, a large bolete & around 20 fly agarics. The photos show the temporary, visible parts of a fungus that produce & release their microscopic reproductive spores.

A collage of various mushrooms in natural settings, including a vibrant red-capped mushroom with white spots, Amanita muscaria, and several other types of fungi in different shapes and stages of growth.

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