Ightfield walks

A farmland stroll to a historic house through Wybunbury.

A field walk to a popular local craft centre, returning via the valley of the River Weaver. Warning : The bridge at waypoint 4 is closed. It isn't scheduled to be reopened until 2023. For now we suggest this walk as a return and not as a loop until an alternative is found.

Stroll round a National Nature Reserve, featuring a rare bog habitat known as a schwingmoor.

Enjoyable farmland and woodland walking with superb views over the Peckforton Hills and the surrounding Cheshire Plain.

A short but satisfying walk featuring good views, quiet lanes and tracks, and sunlight-dappled woodland.

A fine scenic walk with views of two castles, one an authentic medieval fortification, the other a Victorian country house now used for weddings and conferences. Much of the walk is wooded. The walk can be extended to include the climb up to Beeston Castle (English Heritage: admission charge).

An extended walk along the Sandstone Trail, giving fine views and including highlights of the mid-Cheshire ridge.

A steady climb through heath and woodland to the Sandstone Trail and Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hillfort.

A stroll through woodland to a historic blast furnace and then a monument with a fine view.

A fine walk with the chance to descend a coal mine or ride a steam train.

Fairly level, with several stiles. Two busy road crossings; may be muddy in places after rain.

Field paths and canalside walking with views of Beeston Castle. May be muddy in places after rain. Multiple stiles.

Field and golf-course walking to a pretty village. May be muddy in places; several stiles.

An interesting walk that visits several of the Sandbach Flashes, a series of intriguing lakes formed by subsidence after salt extraction.

An extended walk visiting many of the Sandbach Flashes (lakes formed by subsidence following salt extraction) and including sections along the Trent and Mersey Canal and River Wheelock.

A short farmland walk offering good views over the village, and a brief but pleasant stretch alongside the River Wheelock, frequented by Kingfishers.

An easy stroll that packs a lot into its short distance.

A historic town centre, pretty stream valleys and an easy canalside return.

Two contrasting waterways lead you through pleasant Cheshire countryside.

Skirt the Shire Horse Centre to pretty Eaton, returning via a sunken quarryman’s way.

Gentle green lanes to an attractive area of lowland heath and woodland designated an SSSI.

Field paths over rolling Cheshire farmland, passing an attractive millpond and historic houses.

Passing Budworth Pool and Little Budworth Common, returning via a park circuit.

Follow tracks and green lanes through the village and countryside to an attractive lake.

Explore our local country park, a rare area of lowland heathland designated as an SSSI.