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Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › North West › Oldham Getting here
53.51457, -1.94363
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cloudberry, Heather, Bilberry +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cloudberry, Heather, Bilberry +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Cloudberry, Bilberry, Crowberry agg. +22 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Bibio pomonae, Sericomyia silentis +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Bibio pomonae, Sericomyia silentis +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip 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 Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Delph Donkey Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Saddleworth Linear Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 62 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Wren · Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Canada Goose +32
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Skylark Alauda arvensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Curlew Numenius arquata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunlin Calidris alpina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Siskin Spinus spinus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Violet Ground Beetle · Bibio pomonae · Sericomyia silentis · Tipula confusa · Euphylidorea meigenii +13
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Tipula confusa Tipula confusa Euphylidorea meigenii Euphylidorea meigenii Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Cloudberry · Crowberry agg. · Bilberry · Hemp-agrimony +10
Heather Calluna vulgaris Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Wren · Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Canada Goose +32
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Skylark Alauda arvensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Curlew Numenius arquata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunlin Calidris alpina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Siskin Spinus spinus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Violet Ground Beetle · Bibio pomonae · Sericomyia silentis · Tipula confusa · Euphylidorea meigenii +13
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Tipula confusa Tipula confusa Euphylidorea meigenii Euphylidorea meigenii Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Cloudberry · Crowberry agg. · Bilberry · Hemp-agrimony +10
Heather Calluna vulgaris Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus ramsarensis
Platycheirus ramsarensis
Platycheirus ramsarensis
Platycheirus ramsarensis
Phaonia incana Phaonia incana
Phaonia incana Phaonia incana
Limonia dilutior Limonia dilutior
Limonia dilutior Limonia dilutior
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Downy Birch / Silver Birch
Downy Birch / Silver Birch
Betula pubescens/pendula2024
Betula pubescens/pendula2024
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
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