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Hollinwood Branch Canal

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Hollinwood Branch Canal is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester, covering 0.02 km². It is one of 22 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only two are smaller.

The nearest railway station is Ashton-under-Lyne, about 2.3 km to the east. Dark Peak and Compstall Nature Reserve are among the SSSIs within 10.1 km.

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Photo of Daisy Nook Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

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Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

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Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

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The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

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Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

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Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

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Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

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Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

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Photo of Saddleworth Museum, a visitor attraction near Uppermill, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Saddleworth Museum

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Photo of Dobcross, a village in Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

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