Macclesfield Forest

'Macclesfield Forest is a excellent place for outdoor activities including horse riding, walking, cycling, fishing and bird watching including the Peak District's largest heronry at Trentabank Reservoir. Two walk descriptions with maps are linked to ... They can be combined with longer routes including Wildboarclough Village and the Goyt Valley and towards Tegg's Nose and the popular Gritstone Trail ... The forest includes some broad leaved trees but is largely made up of pine trees. Until recently the forest was managed with a continuous cover policy by United Utilities but of late large areas of the forest which was mostly planted from 1930 to 1950 have been clear felled with the aim of replanting with native broad leaves.'