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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.47731, -2.07264
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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow, Red Campion +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow, Red Campion +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hogweed +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
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 ▾
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 Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton Link 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 Trans-Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT Regional cycle route
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Saddleworth Linear Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St John's Church, Dukinfield
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Wildlife to spot
15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +39
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly +1
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black Spleenwort · Billard's Bridewort · Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill +2
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Billard's Bridewort Spiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2025 Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Purple Crane's-bill Geranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +39
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly +1
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black Spleenwort · Billard's Bridewort · Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill +2
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Billard's Bridewort Spiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2025 Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Purple Crane's-bill Geranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dotted Loosestrife
Dotted Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata2025
Lysimachia punctata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 