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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 108 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.54243, -2.18315
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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Water Mint, Guelder-rose +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Medick, Japanese Knotweed, Fox-and-cubs +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Medick, Japanese Knotweed, Fox-and-cubs +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 76 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
Show on map Photos Footbridge over Wince Brook
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Wildlife to spot
31,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Medick · White Clover · Alder · Fox-and-cubs · Goat Willow +29
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Medick · White Clover · Alder · Fox-and-cubs · Goat Willow +29
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea 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
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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