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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.37110, -2.26046
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large Red Damselfly +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large Red Damselfly +54 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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 2 Walking route 10.5 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named route Length 10.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Manchester Green Trail 14 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 187 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,917 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +26
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Siphoninus phillyreae · 7-spot Ladybird +7
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Tree Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,917 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +26
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Siphoninus phillyreae · 7-spot Ladybird +7
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Tree Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus hypnorum
Bombus hypnorum
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 