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Swallowcroft Wood - Conifer woodland

10 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.99181, -2.26543

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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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 550Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lymes Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.3 kmSurface hardcorePath type: track
Lymes Roadbyway open to all traffic · 198 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 198 mSurface hardcorePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Logpiles in Springpool Wood

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Logpiles in Springpool Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park3.3 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site900 m→🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Brampton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park4.8 km→🌱Queen's GardensUrban park3.6 km→

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