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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.39890, -2.20797
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
322 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
40,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,988 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
🍄Fungi61 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +56
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
🌿Plants13 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Wood Avens · Snowdrop · Creeping Buttercup +8
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,988 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
🍄Fungi61 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +56
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
🌿Plants13 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Wood Avens · Snowdrop · Creeping Buttercup +8
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Erythricium aurantiacum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariaeAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisAntherospora hortensisLiverwort NavelLoreleia marchantiaeLiverwort NavelLoreleia marchantiaePoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumPoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaPalamino CupPeziza repandaPalamino CupPeziza repandaParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumPunctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorLaxitextum bicolorCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesBrown CupRutstroemia firmaBrown CupRutstroemia firmaPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesPuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaeBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraePhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaCowslip
Cowslip
Primula veris
Primula veris
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolata