🐦76+ 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
🐦76+ 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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
5 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +73 more · last seen 2026
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Foxglove +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Foxglove +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Dandelion +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 7Walking route14.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom
Named routeLength 14.3 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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196 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Heatons Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fallowfield LoopCycling route▾
Named route
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +44
