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Stalybridge and Dukinfield Recreation and Bowling Club

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.47449, -2.06763

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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
🎳Bowling greens 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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +72 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +72 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 626Cycling route

Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network

Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saddleworth LinearCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km

Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds44 species

summerautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly +1

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Billard's Bridewort · Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill · Dotted Loosestrife

Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summerautumn

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly +1

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Billard's Bridewort · Garden Privet · Japanese Knotweed · Purple Crane's-bill · Dotted Loosestrife

Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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