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🎠Play🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.39444, -2.28198
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network 56
Varies
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
267 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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14,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,238 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Earwig · Leistus fulvibarbis · Platyderus depressus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🍄Fungi88 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Turkeytail · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Stump Puffball +83
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,238 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Earwig · Leistus fulvibarbis · Platyderus depressus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🍄Fungi88 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Smoky Bracket · Turkeytail · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Stump Puffball +83
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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