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Littledale's Gorse

5 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.23938, -2.57769

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 383m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cherry Laurel, Birch, Pedunculate Oak +69 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Birch, Pedunculate Oak +69 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hunt's Lanerestricted byway · 281 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 281 mSurface groundPath type: path
Hunt's Lanerestricted byway · 896 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 896 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing paddock

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing paddock

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✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Moss Farm Leisure ComplexUrban park3.6 km→🌱Verdin ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Apple Market PlaceUrban park4.9 km→🌱Forest Edge parkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hartford Picnic AreaUrban park2.2 km→

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