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Broadleaved woodland near Orchard Park

4 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.28287, -2.81153

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Longster TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Traffic Free ChesterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route66 m
Named routeRef 70Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route708 m
Named routeRef 70Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Marsh Lanerestricted byway · 518 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 518 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Marsh Lanerestricted byway · 221 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 221 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing and industry, Ince

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing and industry, Ince

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Helsby HillfortHistoric site3.5 km→✦Standing cross in St Lawrence's churchyard, StoakHistoric site4.9 km→✦Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake FarmHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Helsby Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🦉HELSBY QUARRYNature reserve3.5 km→

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