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Darnhall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +56 more · last seen 2020

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water-plantain, Hard Rush, Marsh-bedstraw +40 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Water-plantain, Hard Rush, Marsh-bedstraw +40 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, Amphibious Bistort, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great English WalkWalking route
Named route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crewe and Nantwich Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 71Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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