Broadleaved woodland near Spout Green
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.46406, -2.01098
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 350m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 350m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 8
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for WalkersWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Longdendale TrailCycling route▾
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Coach Roadbridleway · 490 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface dirtIncline downPath type: path
Coach Roadbridleway · 244 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 244 mSurface gravelIncline downPath type: path
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19,698 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,698 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Limnephilus lunatus · Acrossus rufipes · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +37
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Common Green Grasshopper
Hazel · Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Columbine · Spear Mint +24
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Spear MintMentha spicata
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,698 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Limnephilus lunatus · Acrossus rufipes · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +37
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Common Green Grasshopper
Hazel · Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Columbine · Spear Mint +24
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Spear MintMentha spicata
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Omocestus viridulus2025
Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2025Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025HeteromyzaHeteromyza2025HeteromyzaHeteromyza2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta2025Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum