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Getting here
53.38865, -2.40418
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
- 🍄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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Chicken Of The Woods +106 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Chicken Of The Woods +106 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Paradromius linearis, Philorhizus melanocephalus +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Paradromius linearis, Philorhizus melanocephalus +34 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Coesyn Melfed, Beech Milkcap +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
🚴Cycling
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Bridgewater WayCycling route
N/ACycling route111 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Brickkiln Lanerestricted byway · 379 m
Wildlife to spot
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