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All Saints Roman Catholic Church

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Trans Pennine Trail
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Trans Pennine Trail
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Fat-hen, Dandelion +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Fat-hen, Dandelion +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

185 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

57,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

57,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TealAnas crecca
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects39 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee +34

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants34 species

autumn

2025

Hogweed · Fat-hen · Mugwort · Common Field-speedwell · Japanese Knotweed +29

HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Fat-henChenopodium album
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

57,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TealAnas crecca
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects39 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee +34

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants34 species

autumn

2025

Hogweed · Fat-hen · Mugwort · Common Field-speedwell · Japanese Knotweed +29

HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Fat-henChenopodium album
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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