Going under Cuckoo Bridge - its name comes from the echo - is like stepping through a portal in time. One moment you're among houses and the next in the countryside. Horses graze beside Glaze Brook and barley fields surround the medieval Great Woolden Hall. "Only dedicated walkers come here", said the owner and indeed the only person we met was in New Moss Wood. Appearing only on recent maps the wood is surprisingly extensive, so mind where you go - we don't want to lose any readers!
LOCATION: West Manchester
START: B5212 Glazebrook, off A57. Roadside parking near Post Office
Grid ref: SJ699923 Postcode: WA3 5BE
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: Two hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Bolton, Wigan & Warrington Landranger 109
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask
EN ROUTE: Woodland Trust
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News