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✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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Getting here

53.23479, -2.72259

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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
  • 🅿️Mouldsworth Station Parking 428m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Black Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Black Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry, Lesser Celandine, Wood-sorrel +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Common Hemp-nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional 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 route1 km
Named routeRef 71Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route103 m
Named routeRef 71Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route360 m
Named routeRef 71Length 360 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef BlueDelamere
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

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🌱Chapel GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Delamere Forest ParkUrban park2.2 km→⛪Kelsall Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Philip's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill FarmHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Delamere Farm ShopVisitor farm4 km→

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