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53.11173, -2.28289
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🍄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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +82 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Shaggy Inkcap +62 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Mildew, Sycamore Tarspot, Shaggy Inkcap +62 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Chicken Of The Woods, Mallrug, Mallryg +2 more foraging species
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Beech Avenuepublic footpath · 167 m
Heath Avenuepublic footpath · 18 m
🚴Cycling
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
National Route 555Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Route 551Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Wildlife to spot
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