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Shaw's Rough

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Sandie Shaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.01535, -2.41615

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Walk around WybunburyWalking route
Named route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Crewe and Nantwich Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandie Shaw

📷 Wikipedia · Sandie Shaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of the church of St ChadHistoric site4 km→🌱Onneley Golf ClubUrban park4.7 km→✦DODDINGTON HALLHistoric site1.2 km→✦Hall BankHistoric site3.8 km→✦Hall Bank moated site, WybunburyHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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