Hough End Leisure Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.43882, -2.25195
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Dandelion, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Holly, Ivy +119 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Holly, Ivy +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ladybrook Valley Interest Trail Walking route ▾
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Named route Regional walking route
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390 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
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Show on map Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
27,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Holly · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Groundsel · Ash +21
Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ash Fraxinus excelsior Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Holly · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Groundsel · Ash +21
Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ash Fraxinus excelsior Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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