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Birch Wood

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.99512, -2.28818

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Starbucks — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Eristalis tenax +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Eristalis tenax +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Enchanter's-nightshade +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Enchanter's-nightshade +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Rowan +1 more foraging species

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 551Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 551Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route336 m
Named routeRef 551Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 551Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lymes Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.3 kmSurface hardcorePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking to Birch Wood near Keele

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking to Birch Wood near Keele

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park4.8 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park4.6 km→🌱Queen's GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Queen's GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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