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53.52463, -2.13569
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Megachile +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Megachile +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Ragwort, Common Bistort +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Ragwort, Common Bistort +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Bistort, Parsley-leaved Bramble, Ground-elder +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 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 114 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 Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Royton Branch 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
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Wildlife to spot
7,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Norellisoma spinimanum · Syritta pipiens · Norellia spinipes +11
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Cordilura albipes Cordilura albipes Japanese Knotweed · Common Bistort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Duckweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Common Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Norellisoma spinimanum · Syritta pipiens · Norellia spinipes +11
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Cordilura albipes Cordilura albipes Japanese Knotweed · Common Bistort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Duckweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Common Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2024
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2024
Sapyga quinquepunctata Sapyga quinquepunctata2024
Sapyga quinquepunctata Sapyga quinquepunctata2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024 Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 