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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.39907, -2.17151
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Turkeytail, Silver Leaf Disease +232 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
226 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
Alan Newton WayCycling 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
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
34,616 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
34,616 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +20
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🍄Fungi63 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +58
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Common Chickweed · Ground-ivy · Wood Avens · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +11
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cherry Plum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,616 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +20
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🍄Fungi63 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Netted Crust · Jelly Ear · Witch's Butter · Hairy Curtain Crust +58
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Common Chickweed · Ground-ivy · Wood Avens · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +11
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cherry Plum
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 nucleataDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesCoral 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 hypoxylonRhododendron 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 pseudocorticolaCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusCushion BracketPhellinus pomaceusNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaNeodasyscypha cerinaPrunus cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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