Shawfield Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.16371, -1.92956
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Reservoir TrailWalking route▾
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Swallow · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Linnet +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Wild Angelica · Yarrow · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Common Nettle · Sweet Vernal-grass +5
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Cuckooflower
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Swallow · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Linnet +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Wild Angelica · Yarrow · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Common Nettle · Sweet Vernal-grass +5
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Cuckooflower
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
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