Broadleaved woodland near Cheadle
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.39719, -2.21023
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
309 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
39,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
🍄Fungi62 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +57
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Creeping Buttercup · Rape +6
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
🍄Fungi62 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +57
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Creeping Buttercup · Rape +6
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumErythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisLiverwort NavelLoreleia marchantiaeLiverwort NavelLoreleia marchantiaePoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumPoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaPalamino CupPeziza repandaPalamino CupPeziza repandaParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumPunctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesBrown CupRutstroemia firmaBrown CupRutstroemia firmaPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesPuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaeBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraePhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusCherry Plum
Cherry Plum
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumEvents & activities nearby
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