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Broadleaved woodland near Shireoaks

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.39382, -1.89476

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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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Below Kinder Scout: A Circular Walk Around Kinder Reservoir, High PeakWalking route8.3 km

Circular route on Snake Path from Hayfield. Views of reservoir and High Peak. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 8.3 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Kinder

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Kinder

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hayfield ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉BLUEBELL WOODSNature reserve4.2 km→💧Kinder ReservoirReservoir1.3 km→💧Kinder ReservoirReservoir1.3 km→✦Wayside and boundary cross known as Edale CrossHistoric site2.5 km→💧Birch Vale ReservoirReservoir4.8 km→

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