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Rimmon Cottage

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.54845, -1.93584

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Short-eared Owl +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Short-eared Owl +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Cladonia diversa +43 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Cladonia diversa +43 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cloudberry, Heather, Cuckooflower +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cloudberry, Heather, Cuckooflower +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Cinnabar +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Cinnabar +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Oldham LinkWalking route
Named route
Tameside WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Delph Donkey LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rimmon Cottage, Saddleworth

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rimmon Cottage, Saddleworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Diggle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4.7 km→🌱Brownhill Countryside CentreUrban park4.9 km→🌱The TipUrban park4.5 km→⛪Saddleworth Spiritualist ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Dove Stone ReservoirReservoir3.3 km→

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