Plan your visit
Getting here
53.02341, -2.28302
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 388m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 388m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Centaury, Cherry Plum, Coltsfoot +13 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Blackbank Roadpublic footpath · 245 m
🚴Cycling
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
National Route 555Cycling route
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Route 551Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Silverdale Country Park: track through Miners Retreat Wood
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km