Whitemore Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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53.14051, -2.18089
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Sorrel, Climbing Corydalis, Hogweed +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Broad-bodied Chaser, Syrphus ribesii +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Broad-bodied Chaser, Syrphus ribesii +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Biddulph Street public footpath · 65 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 65 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Nathan's Meadow public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Path type: residential
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 573 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 257 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Castle Inn Road bridleway · 89 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 89 m Surface gravel Path type: unclassified
Show on map Biddulph Town BW 79 bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Castle Inn Road bridleway · 62 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 62 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,894 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +2
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Sorrel · Broad Buckler-fern · Holly · Ground-ivy · Heather +14
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Holly Ilex aquifolium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +2
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Sorrel · Broad Buckler-fern · Holly · Ground-ivy · Heather +14
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Holly Ilex aquifolium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Poppy
Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas2025
Papaver rhoeas2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2025
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025 