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Becket Meadows

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Welsh Poppy, Cow Parsley, Thale Cress +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Welsh Poppy, Cow Parsley, Thale Cress +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional 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

Oldham LinkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling 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

🚵

Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

16,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +69

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2025

Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger +5

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BatChiroptera2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Yellow-bellied Slider

Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2026

Norellia spinipes · Western Honey Bee · Rosemary Beetle · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +23

Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Egle ciliataEgle ciliata
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
BumblebeeBombus2025
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
EristalisEristalis2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023

🌿

Plants53 species

summer

2025

Welsh Poppy · Cow Parsley · Thale Cress · Field Wood-rush · Groundsel +48

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2023
Siberian SquillScilla siberica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +69

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2025

Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger +5

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BatChiroptera2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Yellow-bellied Slider

Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2026

Norellia spinipes · Western Honey Bee · Rosemary Beetle · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +23

Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Egle ciliataEgle ciliata
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
BumblebeeBombus2025
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
EristalisEristalis2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023

🌿

Plants53 species

summer

2025

Welsh Poppy · Cow Parsley · Thale Cress · Field Wood-rush · Groundsel +48

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2023
Siberian SquillScilla siberica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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