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Bretton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.15785, -2.95113

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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
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Swallow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Swallow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candelariella vitellina, Porpidia tuberculosa, Psilolechia lucida +1 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Candelariella vitellina, Porpidia tuberculosa, Psilolechia lucida +1 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Longster TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Chester - Sealand RoadCycling route
Named routeRef TurquoiseLocal cycle route
Cycle ChesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A55 westbound at Bretton Wood

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A55 westbound at Bretton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Westminster ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Westminster ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Parc KinnertonUrban park4 km→✦EATON HALLHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Eaton ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Chester CastleHistoric site5 km→

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