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Reddish Vale Allotments

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.43838, -2.14928

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Reddish Vale Farm Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +128 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Herb-Robert, Great Willowherb +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Herb-Robert, Great Willowherb +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 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
Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route
Named route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

250 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottages at Reddish Vale

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottages at Reddish Vale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Debdale ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Brinnington ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Highfield Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🏞️HIGHFIELDSCountry park1.9 km→

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