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Diamond Jubilee Field

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Dogs welcome

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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Turkeytail, Silver Leaf Disease +220 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Turkeytail, Silver Leaf Disease +220 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 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
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 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional 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

251 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

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