Gib Lane Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.40914, -2.26626
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
324 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
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: cdd7670a-d43e-478c-8879-e1b4135622ec
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
35,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Scathophaga stercoraria · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
- Common Earwig
Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +6
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Scathophaga stercoraria · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
- Common Earwig
Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +6
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025