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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.46455, -2.23422
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Christie's Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Christie's Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Daisy +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
338 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stretford CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorlton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
A56 Interim SchemeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Alan Gilbert Square in Winter 2019
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
29,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- VespulaVespula
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants54 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Hart's-Tongue +49
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- VespulaVespula
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants54 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Hart's-Tongue +49
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas