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Shakerley Wood

6 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.23617, -2.40242

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

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

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bibio pomonae, Bembidion guttula, Dicheirotrichus placidus +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bibio pomonae, Bembidion guttula, Dicheirotrichus placidus +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

13 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

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

Main RouteCycling route188 m

Named routeRef 573Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route399 m

Named routeRef 573Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +38

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +38

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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