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Dog Hole Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.28214, -2.27686

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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
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Tufted Duck +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Tufted Duck +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Eristalis tenax +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Eristalis tenax +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Warford Hall Drivepublic footpath · 245 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mPath type: service
Warford Hall Drivepublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: service
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Carter Lanebyway open to all traffic · 154 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 154 mPath type: service
Carter Lanebyway open to all traffic · 483 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 483 mPath type: service
Carter Lanebyway open to all traffic · 134 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 134 mPath type: service
Carter Lanebyway open to all traffic · 229 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 229 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Late developing maize-field

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Late developing maize-field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alderley Edge ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Jodrell Bank ArboretumUrban park5 km→✦Engine Vein opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's CottageHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Peover ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn FarmHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Beech Road ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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