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Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › North West › Oldham Getting here
53.54851, -2.14855
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Cemetery Grade II listed park and garden
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Early Crocus, Butterfly-bush +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Early Crocus, Butterfly-bush +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bulrush, Water Mint, Flowering Currant +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 9 Walking route 20.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey
Named route Length 20.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oldham to Lees Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Royton Branch Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 🌿 Plants 44 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Butterfly-bush · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam +39
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 🌿 Plants 44 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Butterfly-bush · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam +39
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria2023
Volucella zonaria2023
2024
2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2024
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2024
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2024
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2024
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2024
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2023
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2023
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2023
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2023
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2023
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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