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Double Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Elijah Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.18293, -2.49835

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Blushing Bracket, Sycamore Tarspot +79 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Blushing Bracket, Sycamore Tarspot +79 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Ocys tachysoides, Clambus armadillo +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Ocys tachysoides, Clambus armadillo +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great English WalkWalking route
Named route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Rilshaw Lanepublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

79 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
Cycling the Salt RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 5Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Rilshaw MeadowsUrban park1.1 km→🌱Winsford Town ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Weaver ParkwayUrban park2.7 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Fountain FieldsUrban park3.6 km→🌱The King George VI Play AreaUrban park1 km→

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