Tonge Social and Bowling Club
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Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.54929, -2.18270
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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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 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, Rock Dove +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Angelica, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Angelica, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Guelder-rose, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Harry Hill 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
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Wildlife to spot
34,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort +12
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort +12
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
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
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025 