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Conifer woodland near Flash

14 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.18146, -1.96372

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 352m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds

Free

Wildlife

Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Crabapple TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 68Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brund Hill by the A53 between Leek and Flash: aerial 2015

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brund Hill by the A53 between Leek and Flash: aerial 2015

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Round cairn on The RoachesHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Bowl barrow north-east of CoatestownHistoric site4 km→⛪Flash Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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