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Crowholt Wood

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.31831, -2.60198

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +157 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +157 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Alder Leaf Beetle +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Alder Leaf Beetle +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iodine Bonnet · last seen 2020; Fungi — Iodine Bonnet · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grimsditch Lane

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grimsditch Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Pewterspear GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park4.6 km→🦉MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEYNature reserve3.9 km→🦉DARESBURY FIRSNature reserve3.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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