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Pettypool Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

53.22462, -2.57877

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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 390m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cockpit Lanepublic footpath · 689 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 689 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

127 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Through Pettypool Wood

📷 Anthony O'Neil · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Through Pettypool Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Weaver ParkwayUrban park4.7 km→🌱Moss Farm Leisure ComplexUrban park4.8 km→🌱Forest Edge parkUrban park2 km→🌱Hartford Picnic AreaUrban park2.7 km→🌱Delamere ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Delamere ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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