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Lowtop Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.43290, -2.08253

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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

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

14 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
Peak Forest Canal towpath - part Marple to DisleyWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Fallowfield LoopCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods near Bowlacre Farm

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods near Bowlacre Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bredbury Recreation GroundUrban park2 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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