Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha
Getting here
53.57001, -2.05427
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 170m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 170m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Heather Beetle, Brown Hawker +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Guelder-rose, Yellow-rattle +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
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
21 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
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling 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
5,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,078 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Helophilus pendulus +1
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rowan · Guelder-rose · Yellow-rattle · Yellow Iris · Purple-loosestrife +11
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,078 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Helophilus pendulus +1
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rowan · Guelder-rose · Yellow-rattle · Yellow Iris · Purple-loosestrife +11
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
