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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.56025, -2.19448
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 🅿️ Parking 155m away — 8 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 155m away — 8 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, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Lawson Cypress, Alder +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Lawson Cypress, Alder +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Crossocerus +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Crossocerus +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Wood-sorrel, Cloudberry +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 69 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 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
27,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goosander Mergus merganser Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort +13
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Guelder-rose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goosander Mergus merganser Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort +13
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Guelder-rose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Viburnum opulus2025
Viburnum opulus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
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
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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