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Oxpasture Wood

7 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.17637, -2.68822

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Yellow Stainer, Brown Rollrim +49 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Yellow Stainer, Brown Rollrim +49 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Copper Beech, Hawthorn, Bulrush +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Bank Haircap, Heath Star Moss +113 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Holly, Bank Haircap, Heath Star Moss +113 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling 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 route3.4 km
Named routeRef 71Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Sandstone Trail near Oxpasture Wood

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sandstone Trail near Oxpasture Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Budworth Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Chapel GreenUrban park4.1 km→🏞️LITTLE BUDWORTHCountry park4.6 km→✦TIRLEY GARTHHistoric site1.8 km→⛪Tarporley Baptist and Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill FarmHistoric site3.1 km→

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