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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🌿 Foraging
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53.50470, -2.22139
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Blushing Bracket, Jelly Ear +55 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Blushing Bracket, Jelly Ear +55 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Common Bistort, Hawthorn, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Lady-fern, Yellow Iris +116 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Lady-fern, Yellow Iris +116 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 212 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +3
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Turkeytail · Coral Spot · Hairy Curtain Crust · Crystal Brain · Jelly Ear +37
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus White Poplar · Black Medick · False Oxlip · Lesser Swine-cress · Cat's-ear +8
White Poplar Populus alba Black Medick Medicago lupulina False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Common Poppy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +3
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Turkeytail · Coral Spot · Hairy Curtain Crust · Crystal Brain · Jelly Ear +37
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus White Poplar · Black Medick · False Oxlip · Lesser Swine-cress · Cat's-ear +8
White Poplar Populus alba Black Medick Medicago lupulina False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Common Poppy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Corticium roseum Corticium roseum
Corticium roseum Corticium roseum
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Tear Dropper Cylindrobasidium laeve
Tear Dropper Cylindrobasidium laeve
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca
Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca
Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum
Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus
Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus
Flammulina elastica Flammulina elastica
Flammulina elastica Flammulina elastica
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Apple and Pear Canker Neonectria ditissima
Apple and Pear Canker Neonectria ditissima
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum Erythricium aurantiacum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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