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High Wood

6 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.21200, -2.20796

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Gorse Weevil, 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 55Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tidnock Lanebridleway · 556 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 556 mPath type: unclassified
Tidnock Lanebridleway · 53 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Frosty fields by High Wood west of Great Tidnock Farm, near Gawsworth

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frosty fields by High Wood west of Great Tidnock Farm, near Gawsworth

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🌱Congleton ParkUrban park5 km→🌱St Johns Road Play AreaUrban park4.2 km→🌱Congleton ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Eaton Millennium ParkUrban park3 km→✦GAWSWORTH [OLD] HALLHistoric site3.1 km→✦Gawsworth Hall gardensHistoric site3.2 km→

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