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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.56950, -2.17751
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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 66
- 🐕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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 66
- 🐕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, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Welsh Poppy, Foxglove +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Welsh Poppy, Foxglove +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 66
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Flowering Currant, Beech, Guelder-rose +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 368 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 368 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Oaken Bank Roadbridleway · 272 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
16,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +35
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Japanese Rose · Beech · Bittersweet +9
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +35
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Common Wasp
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Welsh Poppy · Flowering Currant · Japanese Rose · Beech · Bittersweet +9
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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