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Broadhurst Park Playing Fields

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.51754, -2.18368

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Japanese Knotweed +142 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Japanese Knotweed +142 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
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Medlock Valley WayWalking route
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Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
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Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route
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Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
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Cycling

105 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
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Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broadhurst Playing Fields, Moston

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadhurst Playing Fields, Moston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Foxdenton ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Philips ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Daisy Nook Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Boggart Hole CloughUrban park1.2 km→🌱Brookdale ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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