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Heath Wood

4 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.25037, -2.91080

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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
  • 🅿️Cheshire Oaks Fisheries carpark 458m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Helophilus pendulus, Speckled Bush-cricket · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Helophilus pendulus, Speckled Bush-cricket · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Longster TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Canalside TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M56 Motorway crosses the A41

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M56 Motorway crosses the A41

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Chester ZooVisitor farm3.2 km→🦉WHITBY PARKNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Whitby ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Glorious GrassesUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park3.5 km→🏞️RIVACRECountry park4.5 km→

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