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Places › England › North West › Oldham Getting here
53.55689, -2.15253
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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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Campion, Early Crocus +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Campion, Early Crocus +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Bistort, Flowering Currant +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Trioza remota +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Trioza remota +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional 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 GM Ringway Stage 9 Walking route 20.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey
Named route Length 20.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
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 Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chadderton Fold bridleway · 59 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Photos St Matthew's Church, Chadderton
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Wildlife to spot
9,667 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,667 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Trioza remota 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Beech · Goat Willow +14
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,667 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Trioza remota 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Beech · Goat Willow +14
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza remota
Trioza remota
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis 2025
2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025 