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Walton's Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.01466, -2.32893

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 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
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 551Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 551Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Northbound M6, Walton's Wood

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Northbound M6, Walton's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site4.2 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park4.4 km→🌱Leddy's FieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Silverdale ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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