Rose Hill Allotments ✦ Ancient woodland 56 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 56 ha
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53.38971, -2.08306
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hairy Curtain Crust, Oak Crust +84 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Hairy Curtain Crust, Oak Crust +84 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Bald Inkcap, Wood Blewits +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 6 Walking route 13.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Named route Length 13.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map A walk to The Cage, Lyme Walking route 1.9 km ▾
If you're looking for short walk with a big payoff, a walk to The Cage is essential on your visit to Lyme. Walk up the steep but short hill for views of the Manchester skyline, Peak District and deer sanctuary.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map A Walk from Disley Train Station to Lyme Walking route 1.4 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 route Length 1.4 km Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map E2 connector hiking trail Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bramhall Park–A6 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Middlewood Way Cycling route ▾
Peak Forest Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Trooping Funnel · Hairy Curtain Crust · Jelly Ear · Oak Crust · Hypoxylon intermedium +14
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma King Alfred's Cakes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Trooping Funnel · Hairy Curtain Crust · Jelly Ear · Oak Crust · Hypoxylon intermedium +14
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Oak Crust Peniophora quercina Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma King Alfred's Cakes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daldinia concentrica
Daldinia concentrica
Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus
Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Moss Ear Chromocyphella muscicola
Moss Ear Chromocyphella muscicola
Arthonia radiata Arthonia radiata
Arthonia radiata Arthonia radiata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Mycena pseudocorticola Mycena pseudocorticola
Mycena pseudocorticola Mycena pseudocorticola
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica 