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Belt Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

53.33251, -2.42130

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🌿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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Coal Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Coal Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Running routes at Dunham MasseyWalking route3.2 km

If you've got some energy to burn, keep your fitness up with this handy map guide of 1km, 2km and 3km routes around Dunham Massey's historic deer park.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route

Get in touch with nature: a wellbeing walk at Dunham MasseyWalking route3.2 km

You’re invited to immerse yourself in Dunham Massey’s deer park & take a moment to reflect away from the fast-paced world beyond the park. A circular wellbeing walk for the senses, soak in the sights, sounds & smells of nature.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Bentleyhurst Lanebridleway · 196 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 196 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Starling +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Starling +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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