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Crows i' th' Wood

28 ha

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.50124, -2.03706

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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 110m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Anasimyia contracta, Western Honey Bee +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Herb-Robert, Yellow Iris +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Herb-Robert, Yellow Iris +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for WalkersWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stamford ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Stalybridge Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🦉BRUSHES VALLEYNature reserve1.5 km→✦STAMFORD PARK, STALYBRIDGEHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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