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Highfield Country Park

6 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.43875, -2.17577

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Hazel, Hawthorn +118 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Hazel, Hawthorn +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +157 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +157 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 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
Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route
Named route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

293 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nelstrop Road Northbridleway · 31 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 31 mPath type: cycleway
Nelstrop Road Northbridleway · 993 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 993 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Highfield Country Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Highfield Country Park

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