Broadleaved woodland near Openshaw
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.46509, -2.15609
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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
🌤️ 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 km10 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
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National 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▾
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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