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8 ha

📷 Galatas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.13152, -2.24047

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Ivy +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Ivy +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Moreton Hall

📷 Galatas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Moreton Hall

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