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Jep Wood

1 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.59540, -2.08922

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Dung Roundhead, Common Earthball +19 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Dung Roundhead, Common Earthball +19 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove, Bee Orchid +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove, Bee Orchid +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Crowberry agg., Spotted Dead-nettle, Ramsons +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Tame Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Smallbrook Roadpublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mPath type: unclassified
Moss Gate Roadpublic footpath · 238 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Delph Donkey LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeRef 92Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A fast flowing stream next to the A663 at Newhey

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A fast flowing stream next to the A663 at Newhey

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