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Starling Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.58267, -2.32538

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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
  • 🅿️Elton Reservoir Car Park 421m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

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

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
Starling Waypublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Farm Crescentpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: residential
Farm Crescentpublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Buckingham Drivebridleway · 182 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mPath type: residential
Bolton-Bury Cyclewaybridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Bolton-Bury Cyclewaybridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Bolton-Bury Cyclewaybridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: cycleway
Woos Nab Lanebridleway · 580 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 580 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Diverted path past Lower Spen Moor Farm

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Diverted path past Lower Spen Moor Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Moses Gate Country ParkUrban park5 km→🦉MOSES GATENature reserve5 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Elton ValeUrban park1.3 km→

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