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Places › England › North West › Oldham Getting here
53.55471, -2.10009
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 ☕ Flowerpot Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Flowerpot Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Groundsel +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Groundsel +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Bramble +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Tame Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 9 Walking route 20.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey
Named route Length 20.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 64 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 Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +39
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · Fever Fly · Eristalis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Eristalis Eristalis Cow Parsley · Japanese Rose · Red Campion · Perennial Sow-thistle · Heath Bedstraw +5
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Red Campion Silene dioica Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +39
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · Fever Fly · Eristalis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Eristalis Eristalis Cow Parsley · Japanese Rose · Red Campion · Perennial Sow-thistle · Heath Bedstraw +5
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Red Campion Silene dioica Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
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