Sherratts Rough - Petty Pool - Newchurch Common Circular
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This short walk along rights of way and permissive paths includes open fields, scrubby woodland, plantations and three sizeable pools. A short stretch is usually very wet but the rest is easy underfoot. Route finding is mainly easy. The tricky bits are covered in the details! You are virtually certain to see and hear buzzards as you cross the open fields. The woodland margins and scrubby copses are home to many wildflowers. Squirrels are plentiful but the patient and observant may see other small mammals. The sandy heath is also good for lizards and probably snakes also, though I haven't seen any. On fine, high-summer days, I have seen the path around Waymark 14 looking like a brilliant blue stream, with countless damselflies shimmering in the sun. Birders will find a good range of water birds on the various pools, so bring your binoculars.
If you start the walk late in the day, it is best to go round in the opposite direction to that described, as the Sherratts Rough woods are quite dense and dark. I'd recommend familiarising yourself with the walk the right way round before doing this and checking that you can spot Waymark 21, as this is surprisingly difficult to find when going anticlockwise.
England - North England - Cheshire - Countryside
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Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, Lake/Loch, Mostly Flat, Wildlife, Woodland
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