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Moss Wood

2 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.40507, -2.42195

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • 🍄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
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Turkeytail +113 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Turkeytail +113 more · last seen 2025

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Foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Jelly Ear, Coesyn Melfed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Paradromius linearis, Philorhizus melanocephalus, Cartodere nodifer +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Paradromius linearis, Philorhizus melanocephalus, Cartodere nodifer +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

41 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
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 62Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Midlands Farm, Moss Lane

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Midlands Farm, Moss Lane

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🌱Prince's ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Dunham Massey ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Irlam Linear ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Woodheys ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱John Leigh ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Cross Lane ParkUrban park1 km→

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