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Offerton Hall Recreation Ground

3 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.39517, -2.11346

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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
  • 🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Wigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Wigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sycamore Tarspot +115 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sycamore Tarspot +115 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Bald Inkcap, Wood Blewits +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
E2 connector hiking trailWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bramhall Park–A6 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tarnside Close, Offerton

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarnside Close, Offerton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Torkington ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bramhall ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Woodbank Memorial ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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