Local wild places
Where to go wildlife watching in the Macclesfield area and our nearest RSPB reserves.
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Danes Moss – Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Danes Moss is the largest & highest lowland raised bog in Cheshire managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Goyt Valley
The Goyt Valley possesses many varied habitats. There are about 150 acres of open water provided by the Errwood and Fernilee Reservoirs, vast areas of moorland covered with heather and purple moorgrass, several mature woods of both Conifer and broadleaved trees, and many hundreds of acres of grazing for sheep and cattle.
Middlewood Way
The Middlewood Way follows the line of the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway through picturesque Cheshire countryside and between historic mill towns.
Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Country Park (National Trust)
The Southern Woods provide a great opportunity to explore the wider estate at the National Trust’s Quarry Bank Mill and to watch the river twist and turn and make it’s way to the mill.
