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Duckington Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Peter Shone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.06506, -2.76630

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Common Carder Bee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Common Carder Bee +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yew · 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

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Raw HeadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route141 m
Named routeRef 45Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route565 m
Named routeRef 45Length 565 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hill top copse near Duckington

📷 Peter Shone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hill top copse near Duckington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The RecUrban park4.7 km→✦Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill FarmHistoric site1.2 km→✦Maiden CastleHistoric site1.2 km→✦Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton HallHistoric site4.2 km→✦Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown FarmHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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