Scout Green - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.52296, -2.04761
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 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
43 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
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling 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
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Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus · Balclutha punctata · Norellia spinipes · Trichocera regelationis +17
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Trichocera regelationis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,506 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus · Balclutha punctata · Norellia spinipes · Trichocera regelationis +17
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Trichocera regelationis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichocera regelationis
Trichocera regelationis
Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumDorytomus taeniatusDorytomus taeniatusDorytomus taeniatusDorytomus taeniatusPhaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2025Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2025Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2025Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2025Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata2025Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata2025Cream-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 viridis2025Events & activities nearby
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