Acorn Close Allotment Gardens
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
53.44029, -2.20368
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +151 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Ivy, Holly +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 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
Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking 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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
390 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Fallowfield Loop, Levenshulme (6)
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Wildlife to spot
19,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +14
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
🌿Plants36 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Ivy · Holly · Herb-Robert · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Daisy +31
- IvyHedera helix
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +14
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
🌿Plants36 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Ivy · Holly · Herb-Robert · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Daisy +31
- IvyHedera helix
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2025Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreater SnowdropGalanthus elwesiiGreater SnowdropGalanthus elwesiiElephant-earsBergenia crassifoliaElephant-earsBergenia crassifoliaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025