Alderman Rogers Park
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.38961, -2.27997
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Turkeytail, Smoky Bracket +179 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional 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
232 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
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
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,899 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +18
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Earwig · Leistus fulvibarbis · Platyderus depressus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🍄Fungi87 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Turkeytail · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Crystal Brain +82
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,899 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +18
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Earwig · Leistus fulvibarbis · Platyderus depressus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🍄Fungi87 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Turkeytail · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Crystal Brain +82
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Crust
Oak Crust
Peniophora quercina
Peniophora quercina
Hypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaeGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumSulphur DiscoCalycina claroflavaSulphur DiscoCalycina claroflavaJellybabyLeotia lubricaJellybabyLeotia lubricaWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedens2025Waxy CrustVuilleminia comedens2025Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2025Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Peniophora limitataPeniophora limitata2025Peniophora limitataPeniophora limitata2025Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidisCelandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidisBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaWoolly WoodwartLasiosphaeria ovinaWoolly WoodwartLasiosphaeria ovinaBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaLayered CupPeziza variaLayered CupPeziza variaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaAlder BracketMensularia radiata2025Alder BracketMensularia radiata2025Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari2025Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari2025King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta2025Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Hairy OysterlingResupinatus trichotis2025Hairy OysterlingResupinatus trichotis2025Rancid BonnetMycena olida2025Rancid BonnetMycena olida2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Ochre AldercapAlnicola escharioides2025Ochre AldercapAlnicola escharioides2025Tutsan RustMelampsora hypericorum2025Tutsan RustMelampsora hypericorum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Common MazegillDatronia mollis2025Common MazegillDatronia mollis2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Ochre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatum2025Ochre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatum2025Contorted Pipe ClubMacrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta2025Contorted Pipe ClubMacrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2025Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium2025Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium2025Amber JellyExidia recisa2025Amber JellyExidia recisa2025Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2025Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola2025Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Tear DropperCylindrobasidium laeve2025Tear DropperCylindrobasidium laeve2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Peniophora laetaPeniophora laeta2025Peniophora laetaPeniophora laeta2025Neosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorum2025Neosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorum2025Events & activities nearby
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