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Old Brickbank Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.18190, -2.18278

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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 464m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Crompton Closepublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Crompton Closepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Streetbyway open to all traffic · 77 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Harvey Roadbridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Wharfedale Roadbridleway · 165 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 165 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Macclesfield Canal W of Pearsons Bridge near Congleton

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Macclesfield Canal W of Pearsons Bridge near Congleton

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🏞️ASTBURY MERECountry park3.9 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱St Johns Road Play AreaUrban park1.3 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Community GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Congleton Bath House & Physic GardenUrban park2.8 km→

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