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Ridley's Covert

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.04442, -2.77711

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Elder +16 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hazel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Raw HeadWalking route
Named route
Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation WalksWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge Scar, near Edge Green

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge Scar, near Edge Green

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱The RecUrban park2.5 km→✦Castle Hill motte, MalpasHistoric site2.8 km→✦Malpas Castle HillHistoric site2.8 km→✦Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton HallHistoric site1.8 km→✦Malpas cross at town centre junction of Church Street and Oldhall StreetHistoric site2.8 km→✦Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill FarmHistoric site3.4 km→

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