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Blackamoor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Maggie Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.29176, -2.67399

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwit
  • 🐕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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arthrinium phaeospermum, Violet Bramble Rust, Jelly Ear +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Arthrinium phaeospermum, Violet Bramble Rust, Jelly Ear +1 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Murdishaw pop-up cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track beside Blackamoor Wood

📷 Maggie Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track beside Blackamoor Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEYNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Marshlands Tree GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦CASTLE PARK, FRODSHAMHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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