Stalybridge Country Park 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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53.50462, -2.01297
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 🅿️ Castle Clough Car Park 375m away — 2 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 🅿️ Castle Clough Car Park 375m away — 2 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Anasimyia contracta +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Anasimyia contracta +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Blushing Bracket, Uromyces muscari +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Blushing Bracket, Uromyces muscari +1 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for Walkers Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Oldham Link Walking route ▾
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oldham to Lees Cycleway 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 Saddleworth Linear 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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
9,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Birch Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +17
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Birch Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +17
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Curved Birch Mining Sawfly Scolioneura betuleti2025
Curved Birch Mining Sawfly Scolioneura betuleti2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 