Altrincham Golf Course 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.39017, -2.33897
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 145 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 Urmston-Ashton cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx · Roesel's Bush-cricket +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx · Roesel's Bush-cricket +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 