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Nettleford Wood - Conifer woodland

10 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.21524, -2.69124

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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
🅿️Gresty's Waste 61m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Gresty's Waste 61m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

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

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Circuit

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 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

🚴

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 route107 m

Named routeRef 71Length 107 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

22,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +39

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +39

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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