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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.57736, -2.17338
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Canada Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Beech, Sneezewort +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Beech, Sneezewort +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Guelder-rose, Wood-sorrel +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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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 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 Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,968 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Wasp · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Common Green Grasshopper +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sneezewort · Beech · Bittersweet · Hornbeam · Guelder-rose +8
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Beech Fagus sylvatica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Wasp · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Common Green Grasshopper +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sneezewort · Beech · Bittersweet · Hornbeam · Guelder-rose +8
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Beech Fagus sylvatica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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