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Plankhollow Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.10210, -2.18280

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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
  • 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

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

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kidsgrove 80public footpath · 658 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 658 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Biddulph Town 133public footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
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 route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nelson Inn

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nelson Inn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Biddulph Grange Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.6 km→

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