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Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.48498, -2.04389
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Sandhills 256m away — 6 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 🅿️ Sandhills 256m away — 6 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stenophylax permistus, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stenophylax permistus, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Yellow Loosestrife, Japanese Knotweed, Fringecups · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Loosestrife, Japanese Knotweed, Fringecups · last seen 2025
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Tame Valley Loop
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Charlesworth alternative route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 89 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 62 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 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
15,811 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,811 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Stenophylax permistus · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Limodromus assimilis +13
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,811 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Stenophylax permistus · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Limodromus assimilis +13
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 