The Belt
✦ Ancient woodland8 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.28413, -2.65125
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
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Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Floating Pennywort · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Carabus granulatus +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norley Wildflower Memorial WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Murdishaw pop-up cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BlueDelamere
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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