Broadoak Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.41085, -2.40318
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 km11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bollin Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route18 m▾
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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