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Knowle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Stephen Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.39447, -2.03464

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
A Walk from Disley Train Station to LymeWalking route1.4 km

Lyme is easy to visit by train. Take this step free walk from the train station through the picturesque village of Disley to Lyme's entrance.

Named routeLength 1.4 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
E2 connector hiking trailWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Knowle Roadpublic footpath · 263 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 263 mPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bramhall Park–A6 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
A555 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
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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
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Low Lea Roadbridleway · 441 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 441 mPath type: track
Old Hall Lanerestricted byway · 232 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 232 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified
Old Hall Lanebyway open to all traffic · 331 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 331 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Bottoms Mill Roadbridleway · 119 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knowle Farm

📷 Stephen Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Etherow Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱High Lea ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Torrs Riverside ParkUrban park4 km→

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