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53.58192, -2.17312
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow, Purple-loosestrife +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow, Purple-loosestrife +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
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 Royton Branch Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
9,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Dock Beetle · Leucozona lucorum +36
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Bittersweet · Beech · Hornbeam · Coltsfoot +17
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Beech Fagus sylvatica Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Dock Beetle · Leucozona lucorum +36
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Bittersweet · Beech · Hornbeam · Coltsfoot +17
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Beech Fagus sylvatica Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Coelioxys Coelioxys
Coelioxys Coelioxys
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Halictus Halictus
Halictus Halictus
Nomada Nomada
Nomada Nomada
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2024
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus2024
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus2024
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024 