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Lodge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Roger Kidd · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.29463, -2.62649

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Hawfinch +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Crust, Beechleaf Parachute, False Chanterelle +30 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Harlequin Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lodge Lane Bridge south-east of Dutton, Cheshire - geograph.org.uk - 2679065

📷 Roger Kidd · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lodge Lane Bridge south-east of Dutton, Cheshire - geograph.org.uk - 2679065

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🦉MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEYNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Lakehouse FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Lakehouse FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱St Luke's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→✦New Manor Farm moated siteHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Crowton Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→

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