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Bathpool Park

4 ha

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.07598, -2.25168

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 259m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Oak +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
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

97 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
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 5Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bathpool Dam and Dry Ski Slope

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bathpool Dam and Dry Ski Slope

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🌱Westport Lake ParkUrban park3.8 km→🦉WESTPORT LAKENature reserve3.9 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Northolme GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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