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Shaw Moor Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.42429, -1.93469

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kinder Trespass 75Walking route
Named route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Named route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shaw Moor towards Glossop

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shaw Moor towards Glossop

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Harehills ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Howard ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bankswood ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Roman GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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