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Dallows Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.08934, -2.16460

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 375m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Maple, Common Reed, Gorse +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Raspberry +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

69 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
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 55Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countryside near Greenway Bank Country Park

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countryside near Greenway Bank Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park4.5 km→✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Tunstall ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Burslem ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park3.1 km→

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