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Spray House Wood - Broadleaved woodland

24 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.39207, -1.94604

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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 202m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional 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
Park Lanepublic footpath · 426 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 426 mPath type: service
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 157 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Middle Fieldspublic footpath · 636 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 636 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Primrose Lanebridleway · 171 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Lantern Pike Public House

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Lantern Pike Public House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱High Lea ParkUrban park5 km→🦉BLUEBELL WOODSNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Hayfield ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱High Lea ParkUrban park5 km→

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