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Hanchurch Heath - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Linda Mellor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.96236, -2.25359

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 5Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route158 m
Named routeRef 5Length 158 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 5Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whisper Lanebridleway · 475 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mSurface groundPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path - Hanchurch Hills

📷 Linda Mellor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path - Hanchurch Hills

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Nearby places

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🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park4.9 km→🌱Trentham GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Trentham ParkUrban park2.6 km→🦉FERNDOWNNature reserve2.8 km→✦Trentham GardensHistoric site3.1 km→

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