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Dan Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.45434, -2.07045

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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
Parking· Paid

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

15 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
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Cycling

99 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath from Godley

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath from Godley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stamford ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Bredbury Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→

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