Stone Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.62523, -2.19277
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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 222m 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 222m 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 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 11 Walking route 19.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named route Length 19.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitworth Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Helophilus pendulus · Batman Hoverfly · Acericerus heydenii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lasioglossum +31
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lasioglossum Lasioglossum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Ectemnius Selfheal · Fringed Water-lily · Raspberry · Hazel · Yellow Pimpernel +18
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025 Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Helophilus pendulus · Batman Hoverfly · Acericerus heydenii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lasioglossum +31
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lasioglossum Lasioglossum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Ectemnius Selfheal · Fringed Water-lily · Raspberry · Hazel · Yellow Pimpernel +18
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025 Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectemnius
Ectemnius
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Pemphredon Pemphredon
Pemphredon Pemphredon
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 2025
2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2025
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
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