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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.55326, -2.19577
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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🦉 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, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Japanese Knotweed, Coltsfoot +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Japanese Knotweed, Coltsfoot +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Beech, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Salford Trail Walking route ▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill 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
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,683 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Herb-Robert +26
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Herb-Robert +26
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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