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Mixed woodland near Sale

2 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.43761, -2.32505

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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 427m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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 427m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)

Free

Wildlife

Good match

Native broadleaved woodland

Free

Bird watching

Good match

Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking 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

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Cycling

297 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

Port Salford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

52,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +34

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Silver Fish

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspring

2026

Coltsfoot · Pineappleweed · Giant Blackberry · Butterbur · Alder

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
ButterburPetasites hybridus
AlderAlnus glutinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +34

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Silver Fish

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspring

2026

Coltsfoot · Pineappleweed · Giant Blackberry · Butterbur · Alder

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
ButterburPetasites hybridus
AlderAlnus glutinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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