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Tophole Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Gordon Elliott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.39573, -1.98907

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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
  • 🅿️Rowarth Car Park 10m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 3

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 18 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
A Walk from Disley Train Station to LymeWalking route1.4 km

Lyme is easy to visit by train. Take this step free walk from the train station through the picturesque village of Disley to Lyme's entrance.

Named routeLength 1.4 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal 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
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Cycling

16 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
Main RouteCycling route826 m
Named routeRef 62Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brooksidebridleway · 50 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 50 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Brooksidebridleway · 87 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 87 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Goddard Lanebridleway · 314 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 314 mPath type: service
Brooksidebridleway · 109 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 109 mPath type: footway
Brooksidebridleway · 73 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface concretePath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View North from land on Thornsett Fields Farm

📷 Gordon Elliott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View North from land on Thornsett Fields Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱High Lea ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱The Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Etherow Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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