Getting here
53.16153, -2.53404
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh-bedstraw, Hard Rush, Water-plantain +50 more · last seen 2020
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2020
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, Amphibious Bistort, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km
Buxton to Northwich
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Great English WalkWalking route
Smithy Bankpublic footpath · 122 m
🚴Cycling
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Whitegate WayCycling route
Route 551Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Route 71Cycling route
N/ACycling route33 m
N/ACycling route1 km
Wildlife to spot
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