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Viaduct Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.22717, -2.90628

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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
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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

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Longster TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

183 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
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
Cycle ChesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway Viaduct (Bridge 132) Shropshire Union Canal

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Viaduct (Bridge 132) Shropshire Union Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Chester ZooVisitor farm1.5 km→🌱Glorious GrassesUrban park1.8 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park2 km→🌱St Anne's Field Play AreaUrban park3.7 km→✦Abbey Green Roman siteHistoric site3.9 km→🌱King Charles Tower GardenUrban park3.9 km→

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