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Getting here
53.50653, -2.19679
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
13 marked walking trail(s)
Free
13 marked walking trails
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2024Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2022Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022Byssomerulius corium
Byssomerulius corium
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusCorticium roseumCorticium roseumCorticium roseumCorticium roseumCommon MazegillDatronia mollisCommon MazegillDatronia mollisBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laevePeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaAngel's BonnetMycena arcangelianaAngel's BonnetMycena arcangelianaApple and Pear CankerNeonectria ditissimaApple and Pear CankerNeonectria ditissimaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaErythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumNettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesNettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensPoplar BracketOxyporus populinus2023Poplar BracketOxyporus populinus2023Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum2023Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum2023Warlock's ButterExidia plana2023Warlock's ButterExidia plana2023SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2023SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2023Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari2023Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari2023Cyathicula cyathoideaCyathicula cyathoidea2023Cyathicula cyathoideaCyathicula cyathoidea2023Torula herbarumTorula herbarum2023Torula herbarumTorula herbarum2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineWhite PoplarPopulus albaWhite PoplarPopulus albaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGoat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumZigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024OsierSalix viminalis2024OsierSalix viminalis2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixtaHybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixtaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWater-violetHottonia palustris2024Water-violetHottonia palustris2024LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2024Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2024Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2024Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024Bay WillowSalix pentandra2024Bay WillowSalix pentandra2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Peruvian LilyAlstroemeria aurea2024Peruvian LilyAlstroemeria aurea2024Red OakQuercus rubra2024Red OakQuercus rubra2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024KerriaKerria japonica2024KerriaKerria japonica2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2023False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2023Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2023Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023GypsywortLycopus europaeus2023GypsywortLycopus europaeus2023Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2023Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023White DogwoodCornus alba2022White DogwoodCornus alba2022Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2022Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2022Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022Events & activities nearby
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