Scout Green - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.50851, -2.03231
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 257m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 257m 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
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Tame Valley Loop
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for WalkersWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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
Photos
Footpath from Heyheads to Scout
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Wildlife to spot
16,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dromius quadrimaculatus · Balclutha punctata · Norellia spinipes · 10-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +7
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Yellow Loosestrife
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dromius quadrimaculatus · Balclutha punctata · Norellia spinipes · 10-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +7
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Yellow Loosestrife
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Flower Bug
Common Flower Bug
Anthocoris nemorum
Anthocoris nemorum
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2025Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025