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Philo Gorse

4 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.15561, -2.60577

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Mallard +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Mallard +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Tricyphona immaculata +11 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Tricyphona immaculata +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Soft-rush · last seen 2017; Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Soft-rush · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Utkinton LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route989 m
Named routeRef 551Length 989 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route220 m
Named routeRef 551Length 220 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Hall Lane

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hall Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Budworth Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Bunbury locks, bridge and stablesHistoric site3.7 km→🏞️LITTLE BUDWORTHCountry park3.7 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.2 km→🌱Brook Road Playing Field and Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪Tarporley Baptist and Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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