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Bailey's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.52933, -2.19313

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
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Medlock Valley WayWalking route
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Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Salford TrailWalking route

The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route
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Route 86Cycling route
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Victoria Avenue, Charlestown

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Victoria Avenue, Charlestown

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heaton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Heaton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Foxdenton ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bowlee Community ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Philips ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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