Ley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.58899, -2.08823
Open directionsv
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
- ☕The Woodlands Café at Dunwood Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- ☕The Woodlands Café at Dunwood Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Tame Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Moss Gate Roadpublic footpath · 448 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 448 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Smallbrook Roadpublic footpath · 205 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mPath type: unclassified
Moss Gate Roadpublic footpath · 238 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mSurface gravelPath type: track
94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Dunwood Park, Wood End, Shaw
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