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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.46857, -2.26172
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ 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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Sea-buckthorn +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Sea-buckthorn +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 322 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Barrack Street, Manchester
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23,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,922 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Vespula
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Vespula Vespula 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Summer Snowflake · Hairy Bitter-cress · Shepherd's-purse · Wavy Bitter-cress +11
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,922 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Vespula
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Vespula Vespula 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Summer Snowflake · Hairy Bitter-cress · Shepherd's-purse · Wavy Bitter-cress +11
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 