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Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.49310, -2.10082
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coral Spot, Hypoxylon petriniae, Netted Crust +83 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Coral Spot, Hypoxylon petriniae, Netted Crust +83 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Black Spleenwort, Ribwort Plantain +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Black Spleenwort, Ribwort Plantain +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Manchester Green Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Oldham to Lees Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stalybridge & Diggle Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Christ Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lych gate
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Wildlife to spot
7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Coral Spot · Elder Whitewash · Splitgill · Amber Jelly · Winter Polypore +14
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amber Jelly Exidia recisa Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Black Spleenwort · Ivy · Wood Avens +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Ivy Hedera helix Wood Avens Geum urbanum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Coral Spot · Elder Whitewash · Splitgill · Amber Jelly · Winter Polypore +14
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Splitgill Schizophyllum commune Amber Jelly Exidia recisa Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Black Spleenwort · Ivy · Wood Avens +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Ivy Hedera helix Wood Avens Geum urbanum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri 