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Swinchurch Rough

2 ha

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.93425, -2.28724

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Nettle Groundbug, Leistus fulvibarbis, Omonadus floralis +203 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nettle Groundbug, Leistus fulvibarbis, Omonadus floralis +203 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Spotted Cat's-ear, Common Sorrel · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Spotted Cat's-ear, Common Sorrel · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Haddon Lane

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Haddon Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MAER HALLHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Podmore GreenUrban park3 km→⛪St Mary and All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→💧Bromley PoolReservoir3.8 km→💧Bromley PoolReservoir3.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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