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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Hairy Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brown Hawker, Hairy Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +127 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths 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
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Beehive Lanepublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: track
Beehive Lanepublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: service
Beehive Lanepublic footpath · 341 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 341 mPath type: service
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Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Niddries Lanerestricted byway · 349 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 349 mSurface unpavedIncline downPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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