Getting here
53.49466, -2.13930
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +63 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee, Common Green Grasshopper +26 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Vale Lanepublic footpath · 52 m
🚴Cycling
131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 60Cycling route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route
Route 626Cycling route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Fallowfield LoopCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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