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Brook Road Playing Field and Country Park

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.15143, -2.65862

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Ash +71 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Ash +71 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Rowan +14 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Utkinton LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeRef 71Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Four Lane Ends crossroads from Brook Road

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Four Lane Ends crossroads from Brook Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Budworth Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Bunbury locks, bridge and stablesHistoric site3.3 km→✦Beeston Castle and Woodland ParkHistoric site3.5 km→🏞️LITTLE BUDWORTHCountry park4.7 km→⛪Tarporley Baptist and Methodist ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦Beeston cast iron lockHistoric site2 km→

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