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The Belt - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.69179, -1.75770

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
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
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route469 m
Named routeRef 54Length 469 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barn and Drive, Hurst Farm, Broad Lane

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barn and Drive, Hurst Farm, Broad Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Memorial ArboretumUrban park4.6 km→🌱Darnford ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Royal Artillery Memorial GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱General Post Office Memorial GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Halton GroveUrban park4.5 km→🌱RAF Regiment Memorial GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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