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Holford Moss

14 ha

📷 Ian Warburton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.26731, -2.42940

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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 — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Stock Dove +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Stock Dove +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

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

5 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Arley Hall Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km
Named routeRef 573Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 573Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holford Moss near Plumley

📷 Ian Warburton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holford Moss near Plumley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site4.4 km→✦TABLEY HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→✦Former soda ash and calcium nitrate worksHistoric site800 m→🌱Townshend Road Play AreaUrban park2.2 km→🌱Gadbrook ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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