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Chorlton Green

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☕On The Corner — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕On The Corner — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Coltsfoot +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Coltsfoot +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route

Named route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route

Named route

Manchester FFP 138 Footpathpublic footpath · 90 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mSurface dirtPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

386 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Port Salford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

86,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

86,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +59

MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025

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Plants24 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Hawthorn · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Slender Speedwell +19

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

86,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +59

MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025

🌿

Plants24 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Hawthorn · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Slender Speedwell +19

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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