Knowle Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.40495, -2.03427
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby · 14 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
E2 connector hiking trailWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bramhall Park–A6 CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
A555 CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route▾
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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