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Glaze Hill

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

53.29645, -2.21118

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brownedge Bonnet, Sycamore Tarspot, Phacidium lauri +111 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brownedge Bonnet, Sycamore Tarspot, Phacidium lauri +111 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 105 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fred Perry WayWalking route
Named route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 56Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bradford Lanebridleway · 428 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 428 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Bradford Lanebridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bradford Lanebridleway · 43 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface settPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Underneath the spreading ... Tree

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Underneath the spreading ... Tree

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