Readers have taken to social media to name their favourite places to go for an autumn walk in Bury.
Here are the top five borough spots that people mentioned as the weather changes and beautiful-coloured start to scatter on the ground:
Burrs Country Park
Burrs Country Park on Woodhill Road is located alongside the River Irwell and a mile from Bury town centre.
The park has a range of activities that people can get involved in including canoeing, fishing, birdwatching and picnicking as well as walking.
The East Lancashire Railway runs through the park, which is also a campsite, and is also part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail.
The park also has a pub, café and children’s play area so you can spend hours there without having to leave.
Kirklees Trail/Tottington Lines
The Kirklees Trail is the former railway line that linked Greenmount and Tottington to Bury town centre.
This trail is the main route through the Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve.
There are local sculpture characters at the southern end of the viaduct carrying the trail over the Kirklees Brook at Woolfold.
The trail is popular with walkers, cyclists and runners and is lined with trees and benches along the way.
Redisher Wood
Redisher Wood includes 14 hectares of ancient woodland situated at the base of Holcombe Hill.
It is one of the best ancient woodland sites in Bury and home to a number of important bird communities.
In late spring the steep valley sides are carpeted with Bluebells and Lesser Celandine lines the banks of Holcombe Brook as it passes through the middle of the valley.
The wood has a number of different trails that lead to different areas, with one that will lead you northwest to Simon's Lodge, a picturesque lake which looks particularly lovely surrounded by autumnal trees.
Along the way you'll also pass a waterfall that flows impressively after heavy rain.
Chesham Woods
Chesham woods is an area of woodland on the edge of Bury town centre.
It offers a variety of walks and trails and is an ideal place to spot wildlife as it’s a local nature reserve.
Wildlife like robins and wrens can be seen as well as speckled wood butterflies can be spotted just to name a few.
The remains of Chesham House can also be spotted which used to be owned by the Walker family in the Victorian times where the William Walker had great success as William Walker and Sons, he had five, and the Business thrived as woollen manufacturers on Stanley Street, Bury.
Ashworth Valley
Just across from Birtle is the Ashworth Valley, technically in Rochdale, but very close to Bury.
This circular walk will take ramblers through woodland trails, countryside, hill climbs with panoramic views over Manchester.
Walks take you through the moors to Knowl Hill and down to Greenbooth Reservoir which can be reached via Birtle and closer to Bury.
Routes closer to Rochdale can take you to Cheesden Brook and Naden Brook which is great for birdwatching.
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