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53.58621, -2.07852
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Fox-and-cubs, Meadowsweet +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Fox-and-cubs, Meadowsweet +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Orache, Crowberry agg. +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths 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 Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tame Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Delph Donkey Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Royton Branch Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Saddleworth Linear Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route 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 Photos Shaw: St. Saviour's Church, Buckstones Road
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Wildlife to spot
12,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad-bodied Chaser · Cicadella viridis · Eristalis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Eristalis Eristalis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cross-leaved Heath · Common Water-starwort · Common Orache · Selfheal · Purple-loosestrife +14
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Common Orache Atriplex patula Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad-bodied Chaser · Cicadella viridis · Eristalis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Eristalis Eristalis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cross-leaved Heath · Common Water-starwort · Common Orache · Selfheal · Purple-loosestrife +14
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Common Orache Atriplex patula Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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