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Summary

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Blythe Bridge.
The station is approximately 6 miles away.
There is no regular bus service from the train station to the site.
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This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
This is an open air car park with a loose chippings, compacted gravel and compacted earth surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.

This information is for the access point located off Greendale Car Park.
There is step-free level access into the area.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope and a very steep ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps).
The access points to the area are located to the left of the car park entrance, with a slight slope, and to the right of the car park entrance, with a very steep slope.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
The access point is 11m from the National Trust owned land.
Both access points are approximately 11m from the car park entrance.
The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: compact earth, uncompacted earth and loose stones.
Footpaths are not available in all of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the car park.
Access into the area is via steps and a slight ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps).
The slope is under 75cm wide, with no handrails.
There are 5 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
There is an alternative access point located from the front of the car park.
There are long tables and bench seats.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are not available.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 61cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to compacted earth and bark chippings.

The trail is approximately 1.5 miles.
Hawksmoor Wood Circular is 1.5 miles in length.
This route has an elevation gain of approximately 105m and is rated as moderate.
It has some steep inclines/descents.
The route leaves the Greendale Car Park and can be taken either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
The trail is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: loose chippings, grass, compacted gravel and mud.
Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: all. The right-hand trail access is vehiclular access part of the way.
There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is clearly signposted.
Seating is not available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.
The right-hand access can be seen in the photographs as authorised vehicular access only.