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Shakerley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.23602, -2.40181

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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
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePicnic spot

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional 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

14 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
Main RouteCycling route784 m
Named routeRef 573Length 784 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 573Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route188 m
Named routeRef 573Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Named routeRef 573Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Island in Shakerley Mere

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Island in Shakerley Mere

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Former soda ash and calcium nitrate worksHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Kinderton Hall groundsUrban park4.8 km→✦PEOVER HALLHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦World War II defences of the former airfield of RAF CranageHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Broadfield ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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