Hether Wood - Broadleaved woodland
39 ha
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
53.07471, -2.74400
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Bickerton Hill Car Park 6m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Bickerton Hill Car Park 6m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 65 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route141 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route565 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 565 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,619 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,619 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Events & activities nearby
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