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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.41721, -2.32407
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 19
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bridgewater Way public footpath · 1.7 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.7 km Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Bridgewater Way public footpath · 118 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 118 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Bridgewater Way public footpath · 328 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 328 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 268 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City 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
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Wildlife to spot
32,412 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,412 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,412 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Fusehorn and Twinhorn Sawflies Arginae2025
Fusehorn and Twinhorn Sawflies Arginae2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Bicellaria Bicellaria2025
Bicellaria Bicellaria2025 