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Windmill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.30017, -2.22132

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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 108m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 87 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fred Perry WayWalking route
Named route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Marlborough Avenuepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Squirrel's Jumppublic footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Woodbrook Roadpublic footpath · 266 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 266 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path on Alderley Edge

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path on Alderley Edge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alderley Edge ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱The CarrsUrban park3.8 km→✦Engine Vein opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's CottageHistoric site1 km→🌱Little LindowUrban park3.2 km→✦Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn FarmHistoric site700 m→

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