Glade
← Back🌱 Urban park

Hare Hill

91 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsFungiWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome91 ha

Getting here

53.28739, -2.18796

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Blackbird
  • 🍄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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +18 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brownedge Bonnet, Sycamore Tarspot, Hairy Curtain Crust +111 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Wildlife

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +18 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Cream-streaked Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Syrphus ribesii · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking 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
🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Walled Garden, Hare Hill

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Walled Garden, Hare Hill

1 / 22

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉RIVERSIDE PARK, MACCLESFIELDNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Alderley Edge ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Engine Vein opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's CottageHistoric site1.7 km→✦ADLINGTON HALLHistoric site4.6 km→✦Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn FarmHistoric site2.4 km→