Getting here
53.49506, -1.89460
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Lemon-scented Fern, Bracken +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Lemon-scented Fern, Bracken +60 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Chrysotoxum arcuatum +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Chrysotoxum arcuatum +33 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Guelder-rose, Elder +4 more foraging species
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Oldham WayWalking route
Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden)Walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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