This guide contains 20 circular walks, covering the very best of Cheshire’s wide-ranging landscape, from coast to countryside and everything in between. These walking routes range in length from 3½ to 7½ miles, with recommendations for autumn, winter, spring and summer.
HIGHLIGHTS:
SPRING
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Macclesfield Forest with its heron’s nests
- A sea of bluebells in the woodland of Dutton
- Forest & fruit trees at Kelsall
- The locks & waterways of Audlem
SUMMER
- Seal-spotting & a sandy stroll at Hilbre Island
- Wild heather & rocky outcrops at Bickerton Hill
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Wildflower meadows and a riot of colour at Swettenham
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Shutlingsloe – magnificent views from ‘Cheshire’s Matterhorn’
AUTUMN
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Marbury with its quiet lanes & colourful hedgerows
- A brush with the supernatural at Little Moreton Hall
- A classic autumn stroll among the beautiful beeches of Alderley Edge
WINTER
- Migrating birds on the marshes of Parkgate
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Delamere’s wooded wonderland
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Whitegate Way – a feast of fields, farms, woods & wildfowl
- A carpet of snowdrops at Dunham Massey
ALL WALKS INCLUDE:
- Instructions for how to get to the start & where to park
- Numbered route map and directions
- Distance and terrain
- Recommended local pubs and cafés
- Points of interest along the way
A5 (softcover) 96 pages
Author: Judy Smith
ISBN 9781846743603