Broadleaved woodland near Oldham Edge
33 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
53.55462, -2.11210
Open directionsv
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 9Walking route20.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey
Named routeLength 20.2 kmRegional walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Moorhen +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CootFulica atra
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common GullLarus canus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- BatChiroptera
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Fever Fly · Eristalis · Rosemary Beetle
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- EristalisEristalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Japanese Rose · Heath Bedstraw · Red Campion · Perennial Sow-thistle · Centaurea nigra +3
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Moorhen +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CootFulica atra
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common GullLarus canus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- BatChiroptera
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Fever Fly · Eristalis · Rosemary Beetle
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- EristalisEristalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Japanese Rose · Heath Bedstraw · Red Campion · Perennial Sow-thistle · Centaurea nigra +3
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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