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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.39288, -2.27251
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Magpie, Rock Dove +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spear Thistle, Barren Strawberry, Dandelion +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Barren Strawberry, Dandelion +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 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 GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 246 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Errwood Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,304 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,304 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Willow Tit · Magpie · Robin +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Platyderus depressus +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,304 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Willow Tit · Magpie · Robin +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Platyderus depressus +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum2025
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum2025
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae2025
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 