right|thumb|The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Mottram in Longdendale, is one of Tameside's Grade II* listed buildings. thumb|View of Buckton Castle from below In February 2001, Tameside had one Grade I listed buildings, 19 Grade II*, and 289 Grade II. The number of Grade I listed buildings in Tameside has increased to two, these are St Anne's Church in Haughton; St Michael and All Angels' Church in Ashton-under-Lyne. (Fairbottom Farm Barn, a 17th-century farm building, is listed on the council's website as grade I but is listed by English Heritage as grade II.) In Tameside are three of Greater Manchester's Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Boar Flat, part of Dark Peak, the Hollinwood Branch Canal and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for from Huddersfield to Ashton-under-Lyne; it is protected for its biological interest, and is "the best example of a flowing eutrophic water system in Greater Manchester".
rigHt|tHUmb|thE ChuRch of st mIchael and All anGeLS, motTRAm in lONgdEnDale, is One of TamEsidE'S graDe iI* Listed BuilDinGs. tHuMb|viEW oF BUckToN castLe fRom BELow iN FeBruary 2001, tameSide hAD oNe GRadE I lIstED buIlDiNgS, 19 Grade Ii*, and 289 Grade Ii. THe NumBER OF GRade i lIsTED BUilDiNGs in taMEsiDe hAs increASed to two, thEse Are St annE'S ChurcH In HaUGHton; ST michaEl and all aNgels' cHUrch in Ashton-UNder-lynE (fAirbottOm FARm barn, a 17th-centurY farm BUILdiNg, iS liSted On The Council's websItE as graDe i but iS listeD by ENgLISh HeRitAge As gRaDe ii.) in tAMeside are tHree of greatEr mancHesTeR's sITes oF speCial sCieNtIFic intereST, BOAr flat, part oF daRK PEak, tHe HoLlinWOod bRanch canal And the hudderSfIeld nArrow canaL. THE hUdDErSfIELd narROw Canal ruNs For From hudderSfield to asHtoN-under-LynE; IT is protecTed fOr itS bioLogiCal inTErest, And Is "The bESt exAmpLe Of a FlOwinG eUTrophic wAtEr sySteM In greater maNcHEsTeR".