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Ash Wood

11 ha

📷 John Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.27785, -2.38130

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust · last seen 2020; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 573Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route42 m

Named routeRef 573Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Goldeneye · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Peregrine +53

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
Great TitParus major2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Goldeneye · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Peregrine +53

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
Great TitParus major2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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