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Big Wood

24 ha

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.25642, -2.20521

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2019; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2019

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 55Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pale Lodge, Chelford Road

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pale Lodge, Chelford Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉RIVERSIDE PARK, MACCLESFIELDNature reserve4.9 km→✦Engine Vein opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's CottageHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Congleton Road Linear ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hare HillUrban park3.6 km→✦Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn FarmHistoric site4.4 km→

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