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Little Heath Farm Shop

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Chicken Of The Woods +106 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Chicken Of The Woods +106 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis tenax, Red-eyed Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis tenax, Red-eyed Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Coesyn Melfed, Beech Milkcap +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 82Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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