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Rudheath

14 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.23327, -2.38905

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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 262m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Bibio pomonae +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route784 m
Named routeRef 573Length 784 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 573Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 442 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 442 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 14 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 239 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 239 mPath type: residential
Chapel Lanebridleway · 551 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 551 mPath type: bridleway
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rudheath Woods

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rudheath Woods

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✦PEOVER HALLHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦World War II defences of the former airfield of RAF CranageHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site4.1 km→⛳Woodside Golf Driving RangeGolf course1.2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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