Stones Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.55984, -2.02477
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 60m away — 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 60m 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
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Tame Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking 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
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Saddleworth LinearCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 601Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Athripsodes bilineatus · Banded Demoiselle +4
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed Skimmer
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Yarrow · Californian Poppy · Hawthorn · Large Bindweed +6
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Athripsodes bilineatus · Banded Demoiselle +4
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed Skimmer
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Yarrow · Californian Poppy · Hawthorn · Large Bindweed +6
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarsh Woundwort
Marsh Woundwort
Stachys palustris
Stachys palustris
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum