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Cloud Plantation

13 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.16721, -2.14849

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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 280m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Green Hairstreak +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Parsley-leaved Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Knapweed, Creeping Thistle +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Knapweed, Creeping Thistle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 55Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 55Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Acorn Lanebridleway · 558 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 558 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through the Cloud plantation

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through the Cloud plantation

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✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Biddulph Grange Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Johns Road Play AreaUrban park3.5 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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