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Long Plantation

6 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.05782, -2.67458

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yew, Climbing Corydalis · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Climbing Corydalis · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Raw HeadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge at Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge at Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHOLMONDELEY CASTLEHistoric site600 m→🌱Grass Beds & MosaicUrban park1.3 km→🌱Orchid MeadowUrban park1.5 km→✦Woodhey CrossHistoric site3.1 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Wenefrede's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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