Oliver Clough ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.52002, -2.20280
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Campion, Common Ragwort +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +4
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oxeye Daisy · Cornflower · White Clover · Red Campion · White Poplar +40
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Cornflower Centaurea cyanus White Clover Trifolium repens Red Campion Silene dioica White Poplar Populus alba Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +4
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oxeye Daisy · Cornflower · White Clover · Red Campion · White Poplar +40
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Cornflower Centaurea cyanus White Clover Trifolium repens Red Campion Silene dioica White Poplar Populus alba Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Hornbeam
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Onion Allium cepa
Onion Allium cepa
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
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