Bowlee Community Park 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.56152, -2.22128
Open directionsv 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 180m away — 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 180m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Meadowsweet, Purple-loosestrife +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Meadowsweet, Purple-loosestrife +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Common Bistort +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pimhole Pine Street Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The River Community Church
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Wildlife to spot
6,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Magpie · Starling +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +11
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Cowslip · Wild Angelica · Cow Parsley · Lawson Cypress · Primrose +19
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Primrose Primula vulgaris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Magpie · Starling +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +11
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Cowslip · Wild Angelica · Cow Parsley · Lawson Cypress · Primrose +19
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Primrose Primula vulgaris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2024
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2023
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2023
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2023
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2023
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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