Getting here
53.15940, -2.69788
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup, Sycamore +83 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup, Sycamore +83 more · last seen 2018
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Baker WayWalking route
Back Lanespublic footpath · 314 m
🚴Cycling
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
River to RidgeCycling route
Route 71Cycling route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
N/ACycling route107 m
Wildlife to spot
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