Park in the services car park off Radway Green Road from junction 16 of the M6 motorway. The walk uses sign-posted footpaths across farmland, tracks and roads, and may be wet - waterproof boots that go above the ankle are recommended - even wellies.
Leave the car park and turn right. Walk around the north side of the roundabout & head towards the lay-by on the westbound carriageway. Take care the ground is soft.
In the bushes at the top of the bank Garden Warbler were seen & heard while conducting the CAWOS Bird Atlas survey in 2005.
Climb the steps & through the stile. Follow the direction of the arrow on the stile, a north-westerly heading, to the next stile. Maintain the same heading across the next field. The next stile is hidden from view until you reach the crest in the terrain. Over the stile and cross the road, go up the track immediately opposite. There is another stile at the top of the farm track - the electrified fence is covered. The heading now is due West across two fields until you reach Smithy Lane, then walk along the lane past the house towards the A500. Follow the track round to the right and go over the stile by the metal gate and up through the avenue of trees (the field on your right has had Lapwing nesting).
At the other end of the track, cross the field towards the farm buildings, keeping to the right of the pond. There is a stile in front of you. The footpath runs alongside the left side of the field. Keep close the side of the field, but take care the ground is very soft & is usually ankle deep mud. Over the stile at the' other end of the field, turn right and walk along Mill Lane.
Check out the trees that line the road on the other side of Mill Farm for Tree Sparrows. I've also seen up to five Buzzards in the sky above the farm and its fields. Follow the road round the right hand bend, then a left hand bend and cross a bridge over a stream. From the bridge, check out the stream - ideal for Dipper and Wagtail. Before you get to the level crossings, turn right and go over the stile next to the gate.
Stay close the trees alongside the railway line for about 100 metres; then follow the track round to the right and across a footbridge where the two streams merge. From this point on take care - the land is part of Walnut Tree Farm, which has diversified and 'runs' a 'quad
