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Cliff Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.11317, -2.11222

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Little Ringed Plover +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Little Ringed Plover +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Script Lichen, Common Mazegill +36 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Script Lichen, Common Mazegill +36 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scots Pine, Waved Silk-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Jelly Ear, Beechmast Candlesnuff

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route846 m
Named routeRef 55Length 846 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route375 m
Named routeRef 55Length 375 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackwood House Cottage

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackwood House Cottage

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Nearby places

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✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Biddulph Grange Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Biddulph Grange Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️BIDDULPH GRANGECountry park3.2 km→

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