Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.30892, -2.22994
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fred Perry WayWalking route▾
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairbourne Avenuepublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: residential
Duke Streetpublic footpath · 150 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 150 mSurface settPath type: residential
Marlborough Avenuepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Heritage LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Wizard TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Vehicles will be apprehended on a private road in Harden Park, Alderley Edge
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Wildlife to spot
17,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects26 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +21
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects26 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +21
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus2024
Pyronia tithonus2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercusBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciAlder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2024Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2024Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024