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Boarshaw Cemetery

2 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.55759, -2.17862

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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 421m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Early Crocus +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Early Crocus +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Flowering Currant, Guelder-rose, Wood-sorrel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Crossocerus, Mining bee +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Crossocerus, Mining bee +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scowcroft Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mPath type: track
Scowcroft Lanebridleway · 46 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 46 mPath type: track
Scowcroft Lanebridleway · 216 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 216 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boarshaw Cemetery Entrance, Middleton

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boarshaw Cemetery Entrance, Middleton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tandle Hill Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️TANDLE HILLCountry park2.8 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Foxdenton ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bowlee Community ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Boarshaw CloughUrban park700 m→

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