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Basford Coppice - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Martin Connolly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.05088, -2.34689

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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

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

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Crewe and Nantwich Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 551Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route619 m
Named routeRef 551Length 619 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All Saints church, Balterley

📷 Martin Connolly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Saints church, Balterley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leddy's FieldUrban park3.2 km→✦Audley CastleHistoric site3.1 km→🦉CRANBERRY MOSSNature reserve4.9 km→🦉BATESWOODNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Weston Village PlaygroundUrban park4.2 km→🌽Audley AllotmentsAllotments3 km→

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