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Fox's Plantation - Woodland plantation

4 ha

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.04943, -2.03980

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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 286m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: track
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 430 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 430 mSurface concretePath type: service
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 196 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

John Pointon & Sons, Cheddleton

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

John Pointon & Sons, Cheddleton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4.8 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3 km→

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