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Starkies Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.58483, -2.31338

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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 168m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Round Oak pathpublic footpath · 114 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Daisyfield GreenwayCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Buckingham Drivebridleway · 182 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mPath type: residential
Old Hall Farm Lanebridleway · 91 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Woos Nab Lanebridleway · 580 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 580 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Old Hall Farm Lane Eastbridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Old Hall Farm Lane Eastbridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Irwell Sculpture Trail

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Irwell Sculpture Trail

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Elton ValeUrban park1.6 km→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Hoyles ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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