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Platt's Rough

14 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.14223, -2.83141

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Mallard, Kestrel +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Mallard, Kestrel +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Porpidia tuberculosa, Lecanora polytropa +70 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Porpidia tuberculosa, Lecanora polytropa +70 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Sycamore, Ivy +157 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Sycamore, Ivy +157 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Purple RouteCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleLocal cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Platt's Lane, looking east

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Platt's Lane, looking east

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🏞️CALDY VALLEY NATURE PARKCountry park4.6 km→🌱Eaton ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦EATON HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Caldy Nature ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Bruera moated site and adjacent field systemHistoric site900 m→✦Heronbridge Roman siteHistoric site4.4 km→

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