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Brookfold Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.45213, -2.06202

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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 209m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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
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
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
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
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brookfold Lanebridleway · 266 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 266 mPath type: residential
Saint Paul's Hill Roadbridleway · 493 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 493 mPath type: residential
Brook Fold Lanebridleway · 137 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mPath type: residential
Green Lanebridleway · 232 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 232 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Godley Brook

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Godley Brook

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🌱Stamford ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Etherow Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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