Primrose Wood - Sparse woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.48814, -2.05157
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Sandhills 335m away — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Sandhills 335m away — 12 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Tame Valley Loop
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
16,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,374 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Limodromus assimilis · Stenophylax permistus · Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Loosestrife
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,374 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Limodromus assimilis · Stenophylax permistus · Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Loosestrife
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Events & activities nearby
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