Broadleaved woodland near Failsworth
5 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.51404, -2.15964
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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 266m away — 20 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 266m away — 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
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 66
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
121 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Photos
Rochdale Canal; Failsworth Lock.
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Wildlife to spot
5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua · Melanostoma +3
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
- Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- SyrphusSyrphus
Cuckooflower · Japanese Knotweed · Ramsons · Black Medick · Goat Willow +60
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua · Melanostoma +3
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
- Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- SyrphusSyrphus
Cuckooflower · Japanese Knotweed · Ramsons · Black Medick · Goat Willow +60
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
American Mink
American Mink
Neovison vison2024
Neovison vison2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025
2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2024Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2024White DogwoodCornus alba2024White DogwoodCornus alba2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2024Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2024Events & activities nearby
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