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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North West › Oldham Getting here
53.53271, -2.13042
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
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 100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 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 Ashton to Oldham Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Entrance to Werneth Park
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Wildlife to spot
7,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Syritta pipiens · Norellia spinipes · Rosemary Beetle · Syrphus +27
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Duckweed · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Thale Cress +3
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Syritta pipiens · Norellia spinipes · Rosemary Beetle · Syrphus +27
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Duckweed · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Thale Cress +3
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax2024
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2025
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2025
Egle ciliata Egle ciliata
Egle ciliata Egle ciliata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Cordilura albipes Cordilura albipes2025
Cordilura albipes Cordilura albipes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2024
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2024
Sapyga quinquepunctata Sapyga quinquepunctata2024
Sapyga quinquepunctata Sapyga quinquepunctata2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2024
Heleomyza serrata Heleomyza serrata2024
Heleomyza serrata Heleomyza serrata2024 Cat's-ear
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024 