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Moated site of Iddinshall Hall

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.15976, -2.69809

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Sycamore, Hawthorn +83 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Sycamore, Hawthorn +83 more · last seen 2018

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Chewing Gum Lichen +4 more · last seen 2018

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Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +21 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +21 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths 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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeRef 71Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Iddinshall Rough (Moated Site)

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iddinshall Rough (Moated Site)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Beeston Castle and Woodland ParkHistoric site3.6 km→⛪Tarporley Baptist and Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🌱Brook Road Playing Field and Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Beeston cast iron lockHistoric site3.5 km→✦Beeston Castle; medieval enclosure castle and site of late prehistoric hillfortHistoric site3.6 km→✦TIRLEY GARTHHistoric site3.7 km→

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