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Whitmore Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.97204, -2.31117

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Bramble, Common Nettle +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hanchurch Walk (Blue)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Red)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hanchurch Walk (Green)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 551Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 551Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitmore Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitmore Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KEELE HALLHistoric site4 km→✦MAER HALLHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4 km→✦Site of Old Madeley Manor: a moated site with late 16th century house, gardens and a watermillHistoric site2 km→🌱Memorial GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Onneley Golf ClubUrban park3.9 km→

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