Oaken Bank Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.56159, -2.19634
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 291m 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 291m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
An area of green space in Hollins
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 7fbeaef2-1ec2-43ea-996a-054c5cf84cc7
Wildlife to spot
27,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,332 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carder Bee
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
🌿Plants15 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Guelder-rose · Smooth Sow-thistle · Ivy +10
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,332 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Carder Bee
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
🌿Plants15 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Guelder-rose · Smooth Sow-thistle · Ivy +10
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.