Macclesfield Forest Visitor Centre

The leathers smithy pub is passed twice on the route.

Macclesfield forest visitor centre. The forest has a herd of red deer and various other wildlife which you may encounter on a visit. Picnic benches are located at tegg s nose country park parking area and around the macclesfield forest visitor centre including tables with spaces for wheelchair users. Refreshments are available in the summer and at winter weekends at the macclesfield forest visitor centre. Parking information please park in the main visitor centre car park the short woodland trail and reservior viewpoint is directly opposite.

Macclesfield forest is situated to the east of macclesfield. This walk starts at the visitors centre close to trentabank reservoir in the forest. In macclesfield forest partly in the peak district national park. Today macclesfield forest is managed by united utilities as part of the water catchment area around the reseroirs.

From the centre turn left and walk along the path next to the road downhill towards ridgegate reservoir. Walk 1 standing stone from trentabank. Situated within the peak district national park the forest is mainly pine with a native broad leaf tree planting programme. At the junction cross the road and follow the path around to the right.

The walk detailed on this page is one of the numbered and waymarked circular routes starting from the visitor centre where there are facilities including a ranger centre a food bar car parking a picnic area and toilets. The forest is home to a herd of red deer and the trentabank reservoir is host to a number of wildfowl species and the largest heronry in the peak district. There are four reservoirs in the vicinity with ridgegate and trentabank reservoirs providing macclesfield town with drinking water. The visitor centre lies within macclesfield forest just across the road from trentabank reservoir postcode sk11 0ne.

Standing stone ferriser farm best time of year. The car park has a compacted sandstone surface with tarmac entrance road and three parking spaces reserved for disabled people close to the toilets. To discover the best ways to enjoy macclesfield forest in cheshire see the activities page where you can find details on mountain biking and walks in the forest from a low level stroll to an uphill route where you can experience amazing views across the peak district and towards cheshire s highest point shining tor. Know before you go.

Macclesfield forest is managed by united utilities. Macclesfield visitor information centre vic has been recently refurbished and completely redesigned to reflect the growing vibrant and diverse identity of the town. There is also an information board at the heronry viewpoint lay by overlooking trentabank reservoir.