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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Thistle, Coltsfoot +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Thistle, Coltsfoot +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Strawberry, Dandelion, Bulrush +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

232 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Heatons Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fallowfield LoopCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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