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Buckley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.55861, -2.14422

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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 on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

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

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 9Walking route20.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRegional walking route
Gillotts Farmpublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Gillotts Farmpublic footpath · 348 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 348 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A627(M) slip road to the A663

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A627(M) slip road to the A663

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tandle Hill Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🏞️TANDLE HILLCountry park1.7 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Foxdenton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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