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Brinnington Park

8 ha

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.42755, -2.13908

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 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

Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route

Named route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 7Walking route14.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom

Named routeLength 14.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

225 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

41,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +46

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +46

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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