Galey Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.23007, -2.33813
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
- 🅿️Space Invader 317m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Space Invader 317m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 573
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: unclassified
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 627 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 627 mPath type: unclassified
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route496 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route784 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 784 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Bus stop and telephone box on Main Road, Goostrey
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Wildlife to spot
13,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,950 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Bibio pomonae · Anoscopus albifrons · Himacerus (Anaptus) major +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,950 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Bibio pomonae · Anoscopus albifrons · Himacerus (Anaptus) major +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
- Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022