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Squirrel Green

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.34030, -1.93950

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Holly, Ivy +151 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Holly, Ivy +151 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Broken BanksWalking route
Named route
Alders Lanepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: track
Alders Lanepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: track
Alders Lanepublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Squirrel Green name plaque

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Squirrel Green name plaque

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