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Littledale's Gorse - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Lizzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.25502, -2.57922

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 317m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

12 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hefferston Risepublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: residential
Grange Lanepublic footpath · 331 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 331 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Walnut Avenuepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Weaverham High School

📷 Lizzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Weaverham High School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Moss Farm Leisure ComplexUrban park3.1 km→🦉MARSHALL'S ARM, HARTFORDNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Verdin ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Apple Market PlaceUrban park4.4 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park4.4 km→

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