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Birchen Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.48969, -1.82687

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass, Wavy Hair-Grass +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper, Odontocerum albicorne +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper, Odontocerum albicorne +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Rowan +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 7Walking route16.9 km
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Named route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route393 m
Named routeRef 68Length 393 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route809 m
Named routeRef 68Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Water from Near Black and Middle Black Clough

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Water from Near Black and Middle Black Clough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Woodhead ReservoirReservoir2.5 km→💧Woodhead ReservoirReservoir2.5 km→⛪St James' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady CrossHistoric site3.3 km→💧Winscar ReservoirReservoir4.9 km→💧Winscar ReservoirReservoir4.9 km→

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