🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.40341, -2.24182
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Water Mint +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Meadowsweet +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Meadowsweet +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km 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 317 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
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 Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A6 alternate route Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
35,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,717 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus · Scathophaga stercoraria
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Ramsons · Creeping Buttercup · Rape +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Ramsons Allium ursinum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Rape Brassica napus Dandelion Taraxacum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,717 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus · Scathophaga stercoraria
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Ramsons · Creeping Buttercup · Rape +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Ramsons Allium ursinum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Rape Brassica napus Dandelion Taraxacum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2025
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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