Piethorne Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.60326, -2.06622
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 92Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 92Length 187 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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