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Owl's Nest Wood

5 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.33108, -2.60540

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Monotoma picipes, Cartodere nodifer, Small White +120 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Monotoma picipes, Cartodere nodifer, Small White +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +223 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +223 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iodine Bonnet · last seen 2020; Fungi — Iodine Bonnet · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M56 Motorway near Owl's Nest

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M56 Motorway near Owl's Nest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Pewterspear GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Church ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉MURDISHAW WOOD AND VALLEYNature reserve3.9 km→🦉DARESBURY FIRSNature reserve2.5 km→

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