Fletcher Moss Gardens
34 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
53.40936, -2.23372
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Rijo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Rijo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Red Clover, Lesser Celandine +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 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
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking 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
340 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
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
43,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Mallard · Blue Tit · Robin +31
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinax
Lesser Celandine · Common Field-speedwell · Butterbur · Ramsons · Creeping Buttercup +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Mallard · Blue Tit · Robin +31
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee +7
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinax
Lesser Celandine · Common Field-speedwell · Butterbur · Ramsons · Creeping Buttercup +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RapeBrassica napus
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Events & activities nearby
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