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Dan Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

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53.44307, -2.09017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 275m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 275m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Giant Hogweed, Maidenhair Spleenwort +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bumblebee, Cream-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bumblebee, Cream-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 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

Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

151 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km

Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,094 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,094 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +35

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Roe Deer

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Parent Bug +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
BumblebeeBombus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narcissus agg. · Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,094 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +35

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Roe Deer

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Parent Bug +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
BumblebeeBombus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narcissus agg. · Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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