Broadleaved woodland near Greenside
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.48728, -2.15941
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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 122m away — 4 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 122m away — 4 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: Medlock Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Manchester Green Trail 14Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fred Perry WayWalking route▾
Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
173 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Daffodils on Greenside Lane
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Wildlife to spot
6,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +26
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Common Shrew
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax +8
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meadow Crane's-bill · Purple-loosestrife · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +43
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +26
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Common Shrew
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax +8
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meadow Crane's-bill · Purple-loosestrife · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +43
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus2025Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025