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Willington Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

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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 268m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 268m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Parking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Rhizophagus dispar, Nut Leaf Weevil +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Rhizophagus dispar, Nut Leaf Weevil +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Earthball, Pale Brittlestem +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Earthball, Pale Brittlestem +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire CircuitWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sandstone TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Baker WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km

Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route

Gooseberry Lanepublic footpath · 105 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mPath type: residential

Gooseberry Lanepublic footpath · 12 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional 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 route107 m

Named routeRef 71Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route531 m

Named routeRef 71Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

N/ACycling route470 m

Named routeRef 71Length 470 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hunger Hill TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef BlueDelamere

Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef WhiteDelamere

Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Cockchafer

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Cockchafer

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sandstone Trail near Willington Wood

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