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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐄Farms
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.55871, -2.03330
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Albion Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Albion Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowberry, Hawthorn, Yarrow +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Athripsodes bilineatus +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,155 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,155 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Athripsodes bilineatus · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +3
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded Demoiselle
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Yarrow · Californian Poppy · Hawthorn · Large Bindweed +6
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,155 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Athripsodes bilineatus · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +3
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded Demoiselle
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Yarrow · Californian Poppy · Hawthorn · Large Bindweed +6
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens
Calopteryx splendens
SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarsh Woundwort
Marsh Woundwort
Stachys palustris
Stachys palustris
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum