Dukinfield Golf Course
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.46569, -2.05238
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for WalkersWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill · Dotted Loosestrife · Billard's Bridewort +1
- Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill · Dotted Loosestrife · Billard's Bridewort +1
- Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024