Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
53.45109, -2.21221
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 111m 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 111m away — 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 — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterfly-bush, Ivy +126 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterfly-bush, Ivy +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
429 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stretford CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorlton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Playing cricket in Birchfields Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: a93d7c53-5bcb-4d64-a8c0-834fecdb04b5
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
30,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan +28
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eupeodes
- Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Ivy · Herb-Robert · Holly · Daisy · Butterfly-bush +49
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan +28
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eupeodes
- Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Ivy · Herb-Robert · Holly · Daisy · Butterfly-bush +49
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusGreater SnowdropGalanthus elwesiiGreater SnowdropGalanthus elwesiiPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumElephant-earsBergenia crassifoliaElephant-earsBergenia crassifoliaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaFirethornPyracantha coccinea2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025