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Fairywell Wood

4 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.39023, -2.30019

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Turkeytail, Ganoderma adspersum +191 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Turkeytail, Ganoderma adspersum +191 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Jelly Ear, Beechleaf Parachute +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-elder, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-elder, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

221 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A555 CyclewayCycling route
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Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
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Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Path near Fairywell Wood

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path near Fairywell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wythenshawe ParkUrban park2.1 km→🦉WYTHENSHAWE PARKNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Stamford ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Walton ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Fletcher Moss GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fletcher Moss GardensUrban park4.9 km→

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