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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 366m away — 4 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 366m away — 4 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Spear Thistle, Perforate St John's-wort, Red Oak +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Perforate St John's-wort, Red Oak +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Oak, Ramsons, Barren Strawberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

235 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

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SwiftApus apus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2023
TealAnas crecca2023

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Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Field Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +60

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Red Oak · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern +6

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Red OakQuercus rubra2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SwiftApus apus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2023
TealAnas crecca2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Field Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +60

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Red Oak · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern +6

Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Red OakQuercus rubra2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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