Daisy Nook Country Park
About this spot
Daisy Nook Country Park is 40 hectares of varied landscape in the heart of the Medlock Valley and is managed by both Oldham and Tameside Councils. There are waterways, a lake, a canal, woodlands and wildflower meadows. The park is a great habitat for wildlife and bird-spotting - with an abundance of creatures from great-spotted woodpeckers and owls, to foxes and squirrels. There are footpaths and bridleways for horse riding that link to neighbouring countryside areas. Day tickets for fishing at Sammy's Basin, Crime Lake and Bardsley Canal are available at the waterside from the bailiff.
Forage safely
The basics, before you pick anything. This guide shows you where to look. It is not a field guide, and it cannot tell you what is safe to eat.
- If in doubt, leave it outOnly eat something you can identify with complete certainty. A photo, an app or this guide is not enough on its own.
- Mushrooms need an expertSome of the UK’s deadliest mushrooms look very like edible ones. Never eat a wild mushroom until someone experienced has checked it in person.
- Check you are allowedSome nature reserves and protected sites do not allow foraging. Never dig a plant up by the roots without the landowner’s permission.
- Take a little, leave plentyPick where there is lots of it, take only what you will use, and leave the rest for wildlife and the next person.
- Pick clean, wash wellAvoid roadsides, sprayed verges and anywhere dogs are walked. Wash everything before you eat it.
If someone feels unwell after eating something foraged, call NHS 111, or 999 in an emergency. Keep a sample of what was eaten.
