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Rookery Wood - Broadleaved woodland

23 ha

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

53.08609, -2.40583

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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
Parking

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

7 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
Walk around WybunburyWalking route
Named route
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

75 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
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cycling the Salt RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route728 m
Named routeRef 5Length 728 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crewe Hall: health club and conference centre

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crewe Hall: health club and conference centre

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CREWE HALLHistoric site500 m→🌱Queens ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Macon MeadowsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Tipkinder ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Joey the SwanUrban park4.4 km→🌱Leighton Brook ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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