The current dates in 2023 already booked for visiting groups are listed below. If you are interested in visiting as a group please CLICK HERE … to visit our Access and Permits page which provides our current pricing and a downloadable Group Visit Application form, and return it as advised on the form. To ensure the Reserve can accommodate you and our regular visitors we ask you to choose a date that is not already taken below.

January 2023

Friday 6th U3A Group All Day

Friday 27th U3A Group All Day

February 2023

No visits

March 2023

Saturday 11th Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society, arriving 11.00 for all day. Cancelled due to weather, rescheduled for 27th May.

April 2023

Monday 3rd Oldham & District U3A Group are visiting for the whole day

Tuesday 4th South-east Cheshire Ornithological Society. (SECOS) are visiting from 10:00 for the day.

Tuesday 25th David Steel’s Group are visiting

Thursday 27th U3A Group are visiting in the morning

May 2023

Sunday 7th Shrewsbury RSPB Local Group, arriving 09.30 for all day.

Wednesday 10th a group from Natural England are visiting in the morning

Wednesday 10th Sandbach U3A are visiting for the day

Friday 19th Dave Steel’s Group are visiting

Saturday 27th Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society, arriving in the morning for the day.

Sunday 28th Ribble Bird Tours, during the morning.

June 2023

Sunday 11th Chester Zoo, a small team visiting all day

September 2023

Saturday 9th Knutsford Ornithological Society, for the day.