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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.49918, -2.24341
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Coltsfoot, Southern Marsh-orchid +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Coltsfoot, Southern Marsh-orchid +39 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 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 202 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Philips Park Figure 8 trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Cheetham Park, Manchester
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Wildlife to spot
10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +32
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Taxus baccata f. baccata · Ash · Goat Willow · Hedera helix · Black Nightshade +2
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Goat Willow Salix caprea Hedera helix Hedera helix Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +32
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Taxus baccata f. baccata · Ash · Goat Willow · Hedera helix · Black Nightshade +2
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Goat Willow Salix caprea Hedera helix Hedera helix Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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