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Abbey Arms Wood - Conifer woodland

5 ha

📷 Clive Giddis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.20757, -2.65531

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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
☕Abbeywood Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
☕Abbeywood Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Baker WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Whitegate WayCycling 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 route3.4 km

Named routeRef 71Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route199 m

Named routeRef 71Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

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

9,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwiftApus apus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Barn OwlTyto alba

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Polecat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
PolecatMustela putorius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwiftApus apus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Barn OwlTyto alba

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Polecat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
PolecatMustela putorius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Clive Giddis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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