Getting here
53.44595, -1.99364
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Rowan +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Sneezewort, Great Horsetail +92 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
15 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Goyt WayWalking route16 km
Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Pingot Lanepublic footpath · 58 m
🚴Cycling
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Botany Lanebridleway · 315 m
Wildlife to spot
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