Quiet village at risk of being turned into a âhuge' junction warns community leader Recent weeks have seen the installation of traffic lights in Birch, which sits between Heywood and Middleton close to the M62. Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A small village is at risk of being turned into a âhuge' junction the chairman of its residents association has warned.