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The Forty Acres

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.93051, -2.38268

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gorse, Kaffir Lily · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Migrant Hawker, Meliscaeva cinctella +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Migrant Hawker, Meliscaeva cinctella +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route556 m
Named routeRef 552Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 552Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland at Lordsley End

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland at Lordsley End

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton CuttingUrban park3.7 km→✦MAER HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Dorothy Clive GardenUrban park3 km→✦Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge ParkHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Podmore GreenUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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