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Dogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +149 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +149 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam, Broad-leaved Helleborine +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam, Broad-leaved Helleborine +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Wood-sorrel, Hazel +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Goyt WayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Named route
Alan Newton WayCycling 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

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