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53.36939, -2.31514
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Flounced Rustic +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Flounced Rustic +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Raspberry, Hart's-Tongue +10 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Raspberry, Hart's-Tongue +10 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 2 Walking route 10.5 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named route Length 10.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Malachite Beetle +1
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern · Ramsons · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ramsons Allium ursinum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Malachite Beetle +1
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern · Ramsons · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ramsons Allium ursinum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 2023
2023
