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Willowbed Wood - Broadleaved woodland

0 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingInsectsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.30302, -2.48490

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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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Georges Lanepublic footpath · 395 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 395 mPath type: service
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route720 m
Named routeLength 720 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Yewtree Farm

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The entrance to Yewtree Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arley Hall and GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site3.2 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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