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Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.46140, -1.99444
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Mimi's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Mimi's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall-rue, Field Horsetail, Maidenhair Spleenwort +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall-rue, Field Horsetail, Maidenhair Spleenwort +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for Walkers Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Longdendale Trail Cycling route ▾
2 signed routes 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 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Coach Road bridleway · 244 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 244 m Surface gravel Incline down Path type: path
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, Hollingworth
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24,896 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,896 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow +52
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Odontocerum albicorne · Limnephilus lunatus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Hazel +1
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hazel Corylus avellana Intermediate Polypody Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,896 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow +52
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Odontocerum albicorne · Limnephilus lunatus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Hazel +1
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hazel Corylus avellana Intermediate Polypody Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polypodium interjectum2025
Polypodium interjectum2025
