Audenshaw No 2 reservoir 41 ha
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53.46220, -2.13189
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Foxglove +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Foxglove +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2026
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Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Garlic Mustard +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 7 Walking route 14.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom
Named route Length 14.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map 193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
Ashton to Oldham Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,384 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Large Willow Aphid 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackthorn · Dandelion · Thale Cress · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Turnip +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Turnip Brassica rapa Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Large Willow Aphid 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackthorn · Dandelion · Thale Cress · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Turnip +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Turnip Brassica rapa Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025 Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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