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Ash Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Steve Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.07001, -2.22530

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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 408m 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

9 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m
Named routeRef 555Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route37 m
Named routeRef 5Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandyford from Holly Wall Farm

📷 Steve Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sandyford from Holly Wall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Westport Lake ParkUrban park2.4 km→🦉WESTPORT LAKENature reserve2.5 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Burslem ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Bathpool ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park2 km→

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