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Hanchurch Hills Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsSeasonalWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.95834, -2.24210

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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
  • 🅿️Hanchurch Hills 77m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harley Thorn Lanepublic footpath · 521 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 521 mPath type: path
Harley Thorn Lanepublic footpath · 120 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 120 mPath type: service
Harley Thorn Lanepublic footpath · 239 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 239 mPath type: service
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 5Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route69 m
Named routeLength 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route108 m
Named routeRef 5Length 108 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 5Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hanchurch Hills: open heath

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hanchurch Hills: open heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Trentham GardensUrban park2.7 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Trentham ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Trentham GardensHistoric site2.3 km→🦉FERNDOWNNature reserve2.5 km→🐄Trentham Farm ShopVisitor farm3 km→

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