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Clarendon Playing Fields

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.47597, -2.09774

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Spleenwort, Blackthorn, Wall-rue +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Spleenwort, Blackthorn, Wall-rue +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Garlic Mustard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

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Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
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Fred Perry WayWalking route
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Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chapel Street

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Stamford ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Cheetham ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Daisy Nook Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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