Horse Close Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.45050, -2.12600
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 km14 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
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
209 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Heatons Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fallowfield LoopCycling route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: be24a544-43b4-493f-9909-0f958a3c19b7
2025
2025
BumblebeeBombusBumblebeeBombusBrown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Thale Cress
Thale Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thaliana
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumTurnipBrassica rapaTurnipBrassica rapaBrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
