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Black Mere

2 ha

📷 David Weston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.05033, -2.37541

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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
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Peacock +146 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Peacock +146 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Alder, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alder, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
Walk around WybunburyWalking route
Named route
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route619 m
Named routeRef 551Length 619 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route777 m
Named routeRef 551Length 777 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 451Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Firs nature reserve

📷 David Weston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Firs nature reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CREWE HALLHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Weston Village PlaygroundUrban park2.6 km→✦Site of the church of St ChadHistoric site4.9 km→✦Hall BankHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hall Bank moated site, WybunburyHistoric site4.7 km→🌽Audley AllotmentsAllotments4.9 km→

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