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Roadside Plantation

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.00676, -2.26816

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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
Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Avens, Alder, Common Nettle +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Alder, Common Nettle +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Rowan +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Green)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 551Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 551Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Keele University: pond behind Medical School

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Keele University: pond behind Medical School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park3.4 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site900 m→🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park3.2 km→🌱Brampton ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉POOL DAM MARSHESNature reserve1.8 km→

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