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Great Woolden Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.44729, -2.46203

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham

Named routeLength 17.4 kmRegional walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A new crop appearing on Great Woolden Moss

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A new crop appearing on Great Woolden Moss

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Prince's ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Irlam Linear ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Culcheth Linear ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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