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Newplatt Wood

26 ha

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

53.23196, -2.37561

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 287m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Parent Bug +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 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
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route496 m
Named routeRef 71Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route12 m
Named routeRef 71Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 442 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 442 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 14 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 239 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 239 mPath type: residential
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 317 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 317 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused factory on Newplatt Lane

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused factory on Newplatt Lane

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Nearby places

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✦PEOVER HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Peover ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦World War II defences of the former airfield of RAF CranageHistoric site2 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site3.6 km→🌱University of Manchester Botanical Experimental GroundsUrban park4.8 km→

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