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Budworth Heath Covert

4 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.30216, -2.51028

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Cormorant
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Cormorant, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Cormorant, Tufted Duck +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Redlead Roundhead, Oak Mildew, Dead Moll's Fingers +109 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Redlead Roundhead, Oak Mildew, Dead Moll's Fingers +109 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Madarch y Maes, Jelly Ear, Chicken Of The Woods +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route720 m
Named routeLength 720 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route80 m
Named routeLength 80 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Belmont Road, Budworth Heath

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Belmont Road, Budworth Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arley Hall and GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.7 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site3.2 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site3.5 km→✦ARLEY HALLHistoric site2.4 km→

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