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Moat Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Sandylay and Moat Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.97410, -2.29320

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Bramble, Common Nettle +63 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Bramble, Common Nettle +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides longicornis · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides longicornis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 551Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 551Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route336 m
Named routeRef 551Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 551Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Sandylay and Moat Woods

📷 Wikipedia · Sandylay and Moat Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦KEELE HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.2 km→✦MAER HALLHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Thistlebury ParkwayUrban park4.7 km→🌱Memorial GardenUrban park3 km→✦Site of Old Madeley Manor: a moated site with late 16th century house, gardens and a watermillHistoric site3.1 km→

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