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Oaken Lee Clough

7 ha

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.59143, -1.99799

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bibio pomonae · last seen 2025; Insects — Bibio pomonae · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Delph Donkey LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oaken Hill and Castleshaw Reservoirs

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oaken Hill and Castleshaw Reservoirs

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🌱Diggle ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Chapel GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Brownhill Countryside CentreUrban park4.3 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4.8 km→🌱The TipUrban park2.6 km→🌱Swan Meadow Play AreaUrban park3.3 km→

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