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Bathpool Park

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.07368, -2.24419

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Raspberry +34 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Raspberry +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route37 m
Named routeRef 5Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 555Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through wood in Bathpool Park

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through wood in Bathpool Park

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