Kitchen Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🎠 Play🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.54605, -2.19595
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Salford Trail Walking route ▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
32,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Lawson Cypress +30
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Lawson Cypress +30
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Onion Allium cepa2025
Onion Allium cepa2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 