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Sherratt's Rough

3 ha

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.21861, -2.57380

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Wren, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Wren, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Downy Emerald, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +196 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Downy Emerald, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +196 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Purple-loosestrife +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Purple-loosestrife +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Amphibious Bistort

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

126 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Weaver ParkwayUrban park4.1 km→🌱Winsford Town ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Little Budworth Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉MARSHALL'S ARM, HARTFORDNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Forest Edge parkUrban park2.6 km→

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