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Brookfold Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.44156, -2.05120

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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
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling 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
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 252 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 252 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Green Lanebridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Lane

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Etherow Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Bredbury Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→

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