Dutton Dean ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.28918, -2.60454
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Hawfinch +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Hawfinch +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle, Blushing Wood Mushroom
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Saltscape Trail Walking route ▾
Weaver Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Runcorn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Runcorn Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Biking the Backroads Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Biking the Backroads Local cycle route
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ryan's Bridge bridleway · 14 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 14 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Stubble field, south-east of Dutton Hall
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Inocybe obscuroides
Inocybe obscuroides
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Phacidium lauri Phacidium lauri
Phacidium lauri Phacidium lauri
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Bolete Mould Hypomyces chrysospermus
Bolete Mould Hypomyces chrysospermus
Yellowing Knight Tricholoma scalpturatum
Yellowing Knight Tricholoma scalpturatum
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides
Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium
Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Common Cavalier Melanoleuca polioleuca
Common Cavalier Melanoleuca polioleuca
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres
Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus
Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens
Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
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