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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.56776, -2.16130
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 🌿 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 — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Bistort, Flowering Currant +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Beech, Rosebay Willowherb +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Beech, Rosebay Willowherb +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Trioza remota +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Trioza remota +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 9 Walking route 20.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey
Named route Length 20.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
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 Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp · Common Green Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Beech · Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Bittersweet +15
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp · Common Green Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Beech · Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Bittersweet +15
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae 2025
2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025 