Black Wood - Conifer woodland
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.24591, -2.72919
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Circuit
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 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
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Fruits of the ForestCycling route▾
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route868 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route665 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 665 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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
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Wildlife to spot
7,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Earwig · Melanotus castanipes +17
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Raspberry · Common Orache · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy · Toad Rush +31
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Earwig · Melanotus castanipes +17
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Raspberry · Common Orache · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy · Toad Rush +31
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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