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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.58219, -2.18783
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Flowering Currant, Cloudberry +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Ashy Mining Bee +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Red-tailed Bumblebee 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Great Willowherb · Hornbeam · Cowslip · Pink Purslane +9
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Cowslip Primula veris Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Ashy Mining Bee +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Red-tailed Bumblebee 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Great Willowherb · Hornbeam · Cowslip · Pink Purslane +9
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Cowslip Primula veris Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2024
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2024
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus2024
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus2024 