is a unique and popular recreation site in Oldham
The site is great for wildlife. Birdwatchers can see kestrel, red grouse, golden plover, snipe, curlew, skylark and meadow pipit. There are also foxes, weasels, common shrews, stoats and hares.
There are various habitats on the moor which support this rich wildlife. There is grassland, woodland, dry heath, wet bog and heather, and an impressive waterfall which flows into Pingot Quarry.
Crompton Moor has also been designated a Site of Biological Importance (SBI) by the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit.
