Top rated Nature preserves in Manchester, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Manchester

Experience the best that Manchester has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 337 places from Nature preserve category.

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Upper Burbage

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful views all around, heather was out so gorgeous colour

4.90 (141 reviews) (~44.86 km from centre)

Kinder Reservoir

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful place to walk past. To think this was built before the times of heavy machinery is amazing some great little places close by hidden away like the sheep wash. Also some great waterfalls on the Inflow stream.

$$ $$

4.90 (94 reviews) (~24.06 km from centre)

Rivelin Glen

Nature preserve

👍👍 Went with friends for a walk, it is absolutely stunning and beautiful place to spend a day there.

4.90 (84 reviews) (~47.28 km from centre)

Jack Scout

Nature preserve

👍 Lovely walk along the cliff, really peaceful through bracken and woodland on a well marked path

4.90 (59 reviews) (~84.52 km from centre)

The Gorse Millennium Green

Nature preserve

Dogs allowed

4.90 (56 reviews) (~53.44 km from centre)

Y Graig North Wales Wildlife Trust nature reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Amazing for wildlife and views

4.90 (33 reviews) (~79.45 km from centre)

Beezley Falls

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is part of the Ingleton Falls trek,well worth a visit,6 falls to walk by and view plus a walk through Yorkshire Country side. Admission £8, free parking included. Resturant is on site,also tiolet facilities.

4.80 (935 reviews) (~77.74 km from centre)

Dimmingsdale Valley & Furnace Forest Walks- Forestry England

Nature preserve

👍 Good for autumn walks. Free car park. Walking paths are not in the best condition due to rain.

4.80 (575 reviews) (~59.27 km from centre)

Dovestone Greenfield

Nature preserve

4.80 (420 reviews) (~18.44 km from centre)

Buttertubs Pass

Scenic spot

👍👍 Amazing views and a nice road for an early morning trundle while there's no traffic. Gets busier later. Viewing spot at the top is stunning. Stopped here to watch the sun rise on a Sunday and never saw another person 👌

4.80 (246 reviews) (~97.97 km from centre)

Langsett Reservoir

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Once parked up, the reservoir paths open up to miles of adventurous walks across Howden Moor and beyond. From here there is a 14 mile loop across to Derwent Valley dams. The reservoir itself is quite large with a surfaced path around the Eastern side and trails along the Western side which take you...

4.80 (217 reviews) (~37.39 km from centre)

Dyserth to Prestatyn Way

Nature preserve

👍👍 Fantastic walk especially with a dog! Great if you don't want to get grubby as it's all tarmacked. Lots and lots of dog walkers some weren't too keen on having loose dogs so kept mine on a lead most of the way. Very friendly people on the route too. It has a gradual gradient all the way so walking b...

4.80 (128 reviews) (~79.61 km from centre)

Millennium Point

Nature preserve

Dogs allowed

$$ $$

4.80 (109 reviews) (~61.44 km from centre)

Skipwith Common

Nature preserve

👍👍 My dog loves it therefore I do. Also getting quieter now the noisy people are allowed to go abroad again.

4.80 (103 reviews) (~91.5 km from centre)

Minera Quarry Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great to explore and lovely walks. Also even more to explore if you know where to look and dont mind going a bit underground but your obviously not meant to go inside these parts as there fenced/gated off for safety reasons but people have forced some open.

4.80 (94 reviews) (~73.98 km from centre)

Graig Fawr

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great little walk to take the dog. The view from the top looking down is wonderful.

4.80 (92 reviews) (~79.47 km from centre)

Hilbre Island

Nature preserve

👍👍 Hilbre island can be accessed from west Kirby beach, allow 3 hours there and back Make sure to check the tide times! There are Two smaller islands on the way little and middle eye both worth a visit! On hilbre you Can see the seals on the sands opposite and visit the old lifeboat station, the only t...

4.80 (91 reviews) (~65.95 km from centre)

Anston Stones Wood

Nature preserve

👍👍 Amazing place to chill and talk with friends or just go on walks with your dog

4.80 (80 reviews) (~70.07 km from centre)

Diggle Canal Walk

Nature preserve

👍👍 Absolutely beautiful stretch of canal with so much to see the views of saddleworth more in almost every direction with the canal, river and train lines all running so close by, many little detours will show you some beautiful hidden gems from the past old by passes and train tunnels hidden away and...

4.80 (79 reviews) (~17.85 km from centre)

Shoal Hill Common

Nature preserve

👍👍 Just like a mini Chase... there are several small hills in this fairly small common with various paths you can take. Lots of deer tracks through the trees. Today I didn't see any deer but they are obviously around. It is great because you have a bit of everything here, woods with old beech trees, ot...

4.80 (79 reviews) (~87.56 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Manchester, United Kingdom