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Weaver Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.16076, -2.48400

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 458m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Common Knapweed +69 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel, Hogweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, Azure Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, Azure Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Great English WalkWalking route
Named route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Cycling the Salt RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route33 m
Named routeRef 71Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing pasture beside Boundary Wood

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing pasture beside Boundary Wood

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🌱Rilshaw MeadowsUrban park3.5 km→🌱Winsford Town ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Fountain FieldsUrban park4.2 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱The King George VI Play AreaUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ways Green ParkUrban park4 km→

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