Daisy Nook Country Park: My Lifeline During Lockdown
Daisy Nook Country Park, a 40-hectare green space straddling Oldham and Tameside, became a lifeline during lockdown for a local resident who lives nearby. The park features a modest cafe, multiple walking routes including accessible paths to Crime Lake and more challenging trails, and historical sites like the ruins of Riversvale Hall, once home to pioneering Egyptologist Kate Bradbury Griffith. The area also contains remnants of the Hollinwood Branch Canal infrastructure. A volunteer group now works to improve and maintain the park, with Community Payback scheme participants recently helping with the children's play area. The park has become popular with wildlife photographers and has an active Friends group sharing updates and photos.