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Tameside Nature Reserve

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🅿️Parking 309m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Canada Goose +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Canada Goose +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Common Toadflax, Russian-vine +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Common Toadflax, Russian-vine +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

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