Broadleaved woodland near Collyhurst
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.49738, -2.22375
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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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
227 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton 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
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Canada Goose · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
European Pond Terrapin
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Turkeytail · Coral Spot · Hairy Curtain Crust · Crystal Brain · Jelly Ear +37
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Ragwort · Alder · Elder · Smooth Sow-thistle · Petty Spurge +13
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Black Nightshade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Canada Goose · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
European Pond Terrapin
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Turkeytail · Coral Spot · Hairy Curtain Crust · Crystal Brain · Jelly Ear +37
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Ragwort · Alder · Elder · Smooth Sow-thistle · Petty Spurge +13
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Black Nightshade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWhite MelilotMelilotus albusWhite MelilotMelilotus albusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraEvents & activities nearby
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