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Promontory Wood

8 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.26338, -2.27662

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chelford Cricket Field

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chelford Cricket Field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jodrell Bank ArboretumUrban park3.1 km→🌱Peover ParkUrban park3 km→✦PEOVER HALLHistoric site4.3 km→✦Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn FarmHistoric site5 km→✦Churchyard cross at St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Dicklow CobUrban park4.4 km→

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