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Dales Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.89138, -2.39806

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Greylag Goose +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Greylag Goose +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 552Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Reentrant north east of Dales Wood

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reentrant north east of Dales Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Ashley Congregational ChapelReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Swithin's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site4.8 km→

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