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Crescent Park

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.41156, -2.18008

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +209 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +209 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Groundsel, Wood Avens +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Groundsel, Wood Avens +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

261 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crescent Park, Heaton Norris

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crescent Park, Heaton Norris

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Nearby places

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🌱Bruntwood ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Cale Green ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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