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53.55789, -2.19720
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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, Rock Dove +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Angelica, Meadowsweet +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Angelica, Meadowsweet +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Guelder-rose, Wood-sorrel +7 more foraging species
Varies
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 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 65 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 Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 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
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 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 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Herb-Robert · Wood Avens +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 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
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 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 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lawson Cypress · Alder · Herb-Robert · Wood Avens +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Alder Alnus glutinosa Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Persian Ivy Hedera colchica2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
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
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 