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Crookilley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Roger May · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.42116, -2.12768

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 272m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Salmonberry, Creeping Buttercup +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cown Edge WayWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

214 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Alan Newton Waybridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Downhill all the Way - geograph.org.uk - 44234

📷 Roger May · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Downhill all the Way - geograph.org.uk - 44234

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🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Brinnington ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Vernon ParkUrban park1.2 km→

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