The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.55578, -2.21265
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Hawthorn, Guelder-rose +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Salford Trail Walking route ▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Peregrine Falco peregrinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow · Lawson Cypress +31
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Peregrine Falco peregrinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +1
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow · Lawson Cypress +31
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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