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Oaken Bank Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.56763, -2.19471

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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 180m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Rochdale Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
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Cycling

83 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
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 208 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 208 mSurface groundPath type: track
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 66 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 66 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 368 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 368 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 436 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 436 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A reed-filled pond

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A reed-filled pond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tandle Hill Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️TANDLE HILLCountry park3.3 km→🌱Bowlee Community ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Chadderton Hall ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Foxdenton ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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