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Shutlanehead Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.96990, -2.25845

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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 266m 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

8 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 555Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 551Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Alternative RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 555Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route659 m
Named routeLength 659 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whisper Lanebridleway · 475 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mSurface groundPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath alongside private woodland

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath alongside private woodland

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park4.4 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Trentham GardensUrban park3.9 km→🦉FERNDOWNNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Trentham ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Trentham GardensHistoric site3.7 km→

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