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Woodbank Memorial Park

✦ Ancient woodland88 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome88 ha

Getting here

53.40682, -2.12347

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Shoveler +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Shoveler +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Salmonberry, Raspberry · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sycamore Tarspot +113 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Sycamore Tarspot +113 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Bald Inkcap, Beech Knight +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 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
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cown Edge WayWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

200 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Alan Newton Waybridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weir on River Goyt from Woodbank Memorial Park

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weir on River Goyt from Woodbank Memorial Park

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Nearby places

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🌱Torkington ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bramhall ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Woodbank Memorial ParkUrban park700 m→

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