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Moor Gorse

3 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.07688, -2.78848

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +37 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +51 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species; Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

6 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
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 45Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cliff Bank, Higher Carden

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cliff Bank, Higher Carden

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✦Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Maiden CastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Neolithic CaveHistoric site900 m→✦Mud HillHistoric site2.6 km→✦Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose FarmHistoric site2.6 km→

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