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Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.45233, -2.11242
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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 — Mallard, Canada Goose, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Dandelion, Thale Cress +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Dandelion, Thale Cress +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Goyt Way Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map Etherow - Goyt Valley Way 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 188 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dipper +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Bumblebee · Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bumblebee Bombus Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dandelion · Thale Cress · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narcissus agg. · Lords-and-Ladies +4
Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Turnip Brassica rapa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dipper +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Bumblebee · Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bumblebee Bombus Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dandelion · Thale Cress · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narcissus agg. · Lords-and-Ladies +4
Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Turnip Brassica rapa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 