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Marbury Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland62 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

53.27994, -2.51789

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Uplands Roadpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: service
Uplands Roadpublic footpath · 397 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 397 mPath type: footway
Uplands Roadpublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: service
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional 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
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 5Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridlepath, Marbury Country Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridlepath, Marbury Country Park

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park300 m→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site1.1 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park1.8 km→🌱Apple Market PlaceUrban park2.1 km→

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