Cheetham Park ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.47495, -2.04558
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 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sorbaria, Ragweed · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stenophylax permistus, Common Blue Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stenophylax permistus, Common Blue Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stalybridge & Diggle Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT Regional cycle route
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad-bodied Chaser · Stenophylax permistus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad-bodied Chaser · Stenophylax permistus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2025
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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