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Beach-hill Wood - Woodland plantation

15 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.25068, -2.56625

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

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

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Saltscape TrailWalking route
Named route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walnut Avenuepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

107 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Whitegate WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Biking the BackroadsCycling route
Named routeRef Biking the BackroadsLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Hodge Lane Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Hodge Lane Farm

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🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Moss Farm Leisure ComplexUrban park2.4 km→🌱Verdin ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Apple Market PlaceUrban park3.7 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park3.8 km→

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