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Wren Clough

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.15599, -2.12891

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Himalayan Balsam, Bracken +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Leafy Brain, Stereum · last seen 2019; Fungi — Leafy Brain, Stereum · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route375 m
Named routeRef 55Length 375 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route639 m
Named routeRef 55Length 639 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 55Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 55Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Earlsway House

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earlsway House

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