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Crookilley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.41688, -2.11585

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 143m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 55

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

19 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
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 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
Cown Edge WayWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

186 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bramhall Park–A6 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Alan Newton Waybridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallen Tree

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Torkington ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bredbury Recreation GroundUrban park900 m→🌱Woodbank Memorial ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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