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Waterless Wood

4 ha

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.16774, -2.74674

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Cercopis vulnerata +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Cercopis vulnerata +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black-poplar, White Dead-nettle, Common Ragwort +123 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Black-poplar, White Dead-nettle, Common Ragwort +123 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2017; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2017

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Fruits of the ForestCycling route
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeRef 71Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterless Brook

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Foulk Stapleford moated siteHistoric site1.8 km→✦Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill FarmHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field3.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🐄Manor Farm ShopVisitor farm3.9 km→

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