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Parkhouse Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.04935, -2.02922

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Nettle Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Nettle Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: track
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 430 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 430 mSurface concretePath type: service
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 196 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkhouse Wood Lift Bridge near Cheddleton in Staffordshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkhouse Wood Lift Bridge near Cheddleton in Staffordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park2.5 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4.9 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3.4 km→

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