🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
☀️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
🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
☀️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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026
Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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278 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
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Media City LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
