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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.38843, -2.18464
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +207 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 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
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
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
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Ladybridge Road/Adswood Road Junction
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
48,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
48,668 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Clarke's Mining Bee · Common Earwig · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +3
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Turkeytail · Erythricium aurantiacum · Jelly Ear +75
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Witch's Butter
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,668 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Clarke's Mining Bee · Common Earwig · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +3
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Turkeytail · Erythricium aurantiacum · Jelly Ear +75
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Witch's Butter
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exidia glandulosa
Exidia glandulosa
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OysterlingDeconica horizontalisYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumJelly RotPhlebia tremellosaJelly RotPhlebia tremellosaMelampsora 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 bicolorSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSalad Burnet RustPhragmidium sanguisorbaeSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesBrown CupRutstroemia firmaBrown CupRutstroemia firmaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaClypeosphaeria mamillanaIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesIvy ParachuteMarasmius epiphylloidesPuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanaeBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaEutypella scopariaDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticolaCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaStictis stellataStictis stellataStictis stellataStictis stellataMoss EarChromocyphella muscicolaMoss EarChromocyphella muscicolaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaRush DiscoLachnum apalumRush DiscoLachnum apalumPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensPhyscia adscendensHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumXanthoriicola physciaeXanthoriicola physciaeXanthoriicola physciaeXanthoriicola physciaeCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaCommon MazegillDatronia mollisCommon MazegillDatronia mollisOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinus