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Getting here
53.05414, -2.34161
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Stellaria media, Hogweed, Rape +8 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Stellaria media, Hogweed, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Mesembrina meridiana +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Mesembrina meridiana +7 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
South Cheshire WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Route 451Cycling route
Route 551Cycling route
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Wildlife to spot
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