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11 ha

📷 Alan Terrill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.31725, -2.14322

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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
Fred Perry WayWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Wizard TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A555 CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 55Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Riding the RidgesMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Tig House, Adlington Hall

📷 Alan Terrill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Tig House, Adlington Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bollington Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bollington CenotaphUrban park3.6 km→🦉RIVERSIDE PARK, MACCLESFIELDNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Mount VernonUrban park5 km→✦ADLINGTON HALLHistoric site200 m→

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