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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.49283, -2.06641
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Wood Avens, Himalayan Balsam +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Wood Avens, Himalayan Balsam +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Cercopis vulnerata +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way 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 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Arlies Lane bridleway · 309 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 309 m Surface gravel Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Stamford Park Fishing Lake
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Wildlife to spot
8,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +43
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Red-tailed Bumblebee
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Ribwort Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Wood Avens · Holly +4
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy Hedera helix Wood Avens Geum urbanum Holly Ilex aquifolium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Black Spleenwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +43
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Red-tailed Bumblebee
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Ribwort Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Wood Avens · Holly +4
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy Hedera helix Wood Avens Geum urbanum Holly Ilex aquifolium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Black Spleenwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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