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Robin Hood's Tump

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🍄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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Candelariella vitellina, Porpidia tuberculosa +9 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Candelariella vitellina, Porpidia tuberculosa +9 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Himalayan Balsam +62 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Himalayan Balsam +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +46 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +46 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Tumulus Roadpublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: track
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route141 m
Named routeRef 45Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route565 m
Named routeRef 45Length 565 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 45Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

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