St Stephen's Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.48593, -2.14617
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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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +12 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Common Green Grasshopper +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Common Green Grasshopper +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Manchester Green Trail 14 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fred Perry Way Walking route ▾
Manchester Green Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 204 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 Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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9,641 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Jay +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Western Honey Bee · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Common Green Grasshopper · Western Conifer Seed Bug +7
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Meadow Crane's-bill · Purple-loosestrife · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Hawthorn +31
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Jay +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Western Honey Bee · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Common Green Grasshopper · Western Conifer Seed Bug +7
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Meadow Crane's-bill · Purple-loosestrife · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Hawthorn +31
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 2025
2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 