Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.53816, -2.16178
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Medick, Japanese Knotweed, Tufted Vetch +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
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
Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose · Robin +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly +3
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Banded Demoiselle
🌿Plants49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Medick · Japanese Knotweed · Tufted Vetch · Fox-and-cubs · Goat Willow +44
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose · Robin +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly +3
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Banded Demoiselle
🌿Plants49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Medick · Japanese Knotweed · Tufted Vetch · Fox-and-cubs · Goat Willow +44
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2024
Calopteryx splendens2024
HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHoary 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. vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2023Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023