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Rayswood - Woodland plantation

6 ha

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.23972, -2.14235

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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 473m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Shutlingsloe WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
A Walk to the ForestWalking route11 km
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
Gaw End Lanepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: unclassified
Turf Lanepublic footpath · 265 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 265 mPath type: track
Turf Lanepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: track
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Rising Sun

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱South ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉RIVERSIDE PARK, MACCLESFIELDNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Congleton Road Linear ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Windmill ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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