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Broadleaved woodland near Edgeley

1 ha

📷 Unknown authorUnknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.40574, -2.17551

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 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
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Cycling

248 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
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lark Hill Road, Edgeley c.1906

📷 Unknown authorUnknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Lark Hill Road, Edgeley c.1906

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🌱Bruntwood ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Bramhall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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