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Apedale Community

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.02680, -2.26117

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Apedale Community Country Park 247m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackbank Roadpublic footpath · 245 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mPath type: path
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 555Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Apedale Country Park

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Apedale Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WESTPORT LAKENature reserve3.8 km→🌱Westport Lake ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park4.1 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park1.2 km→🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Brampton ParkUrban park3 km→

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