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Peas Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Ian Warburton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.27704, -2.45107

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Greater Horntail Wasp, Platycheirus albimanus, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2025; Insects — Greater Horntail Wasp, Platycheirus albimanus, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winnington Wood

📷 Ian Warburton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winnington Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site2.9 km→✦TABLEY HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→🌱ChinkersUrban park4.3 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park4.5 km→

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