North Manchester Golf Course 2 ha
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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.55104, -2.21059
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 156m away — 16 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 🅿️ Parking 156m away — 16 car parks within reach £ 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 +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Hart's-Tongue +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Hart's-Tongue +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Bistort, Guelder-rose +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker +17 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 70 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 Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pimhole Pine Street Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,811 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,811 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Lawson Cypress · Alder +31
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,811 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Lawson Cypress · Alder +31
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
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
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
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
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025 