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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.52830, -2.14544
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Yoba — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Yoba — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Canada Goose +27 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Canada Goose +27 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens, Field Grasshopper +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Medick, Japanese Knotweed, Tufted Vetch +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Syritta pipiens · Sicus ferrugineus · Greater Bulb-Fly +31
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
- Norellia spinipes
🌿Plants49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Medick · Japanese Knotweed · Tufted Vetch · Fox-and-cubs · Ramsons +44
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Syritta pipiens · Sicus ferrugineus · Greater Bulb-Fly +31
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
- Norellia spinipes
🌿Plants49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Medick · Japanese Knotweed · Tufted Vetch · Fox-and-cubs · Ramsons +44
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023CheilosiaCheilosia2023CheilosiaCheilosia2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023MegachileMegachile2023MegachileMegachile2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2023Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Common Bistort
Common Bistort
Bistorta officinalis
Bistorta officinalis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisCat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023