← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Jet Amber Fields

5 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifePicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.45954, -2.09287

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dame's-violet, Garlic Mustard, Pineappleweed +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dame's-violet, Garlic Mustard, Pineappleweed +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Goyt WayWalking route16 km

Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route

Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

144 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 626Cycling route

Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Fallowfield LoopCycling route

Named route

Ashton to Oldham GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

26,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwiftApus apus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Roe Deer +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summerwinter

2025

Perch · Bullhead

PerchPerca fluviatilis
BullheadCottus perifretum2024

🐝

Insects51 species

summer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +46

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2023
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2023
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
Empis lividaEmpis livida2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023

🌿

Plants64 species

spring

2026

Meadow Buttercup · Dame's-violet · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut · Brooklime +59

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025
Grey AlderAlnus incana2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwiftApus apus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Roe Deer +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summerwinter

2025

Perch · Bullhead

PerchPerca fluviatilis
BullheadCottus perifretum2024

🐝

Insects51 species

summer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +46

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2023
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2023
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
Empis lividaEmpis livida2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023

🌿

Plants64 species

spring

2026

Meadow Buttercup · Dame's-violet · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut · Brooklime +59

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025
Grey AlderAlnus incana2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peak Forest Canal

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stamford ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.1 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 44d0379e-fb37-4a7c-8dbe-9b3a98d4a000