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Alder Wood

1 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.90673, -2.05476

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Little Ringed Plover +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Little Ringed Plover +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +52 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +52 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route159 m
Named routeRef 5Length 159 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 5Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route496 m
Named routeRef 5Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath Near Garshall Green

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath Near Garshall Green

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⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Blithewood MoatHistoric site3.4 km→✦Blithewood moated siteHistoric site3.4 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St James the Less ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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