Oaken Bank Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.56367, -2.19639
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 111m 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 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs 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 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
78 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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,662 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +33
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
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
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Coltsfoot · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Rose · Red Valerian · Black Medick +6
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,662 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +33
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
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
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Coltsfoot · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Rose · Red Valerian · Black Medick +6
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hemp-agrimony
Hemp-agrimony
Eupatorium cannabinum
Eupatorium cannabinum
NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosella