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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Tameside Getting here
53.45896, -2.14847
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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging 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, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Thistle, Coltsfoot +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Thistle, Coltsfoot +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Dandelion, Bulrush +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Etherow - Goyt Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 232 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Herb-Robert · Creeping Thistle · Wall-rue · Bittersweet · Coltsfoot +29
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Herb-Robert · Creeping Thistle · Wall-rue · Bittersweet · Coltsfoot +29
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 2025
2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Turnip Brassica rapa
Turnip Brassica rapa
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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