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Harpers Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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53.35437, -2.39296

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham

Named routeLength 17.4 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 19Walking route15.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 19 - Altrincham to Stretford

Named routeLength 15.1 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 62Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route209 m

Named routeRef 62Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

71,931 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

71,931 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +59

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

71,931 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +59

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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