Broadleaved woodland near Upper Hulme
8 ha
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🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.16517, -1.99946
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Crabapple TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,595 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Curlew · Chaffinch +31
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Bibio pomonae · Fever Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Heather Beetle +11
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
- Suillia notataSuillia notata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Gorse · Heather · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bilberry · Foxglove +52
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,595 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Curlew · Chaffinch +31
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Bibio pomonae · Fever Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Heather Beetle +11
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
- Suillia notataSuillia notata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Gorse · Heather · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bilberry · Foxglove +52
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush
Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025
Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024European LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Mat-grassNardus stricta2025Mat-grassNardus stricta2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2025Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2024Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Austrian PinePinus nigra2024Austrian PinePinus nigra2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2024Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024