🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
Best for
5 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Salford TrailWalking route▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named routeRegional walking route
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
🚴
Cycling
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27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Walkden to RHS Garden BridgewaterCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
