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Gatley Golf Course

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.38109, -2.23383

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

Best for

5 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

233 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gatley Golf Course from the air

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gatley Golf Course from the air

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wythenshawe ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Bruntwood ParkUrban park1.5 km→🏞️QUARRY BANK MILL AND STYAL ESTATECountry park4.2 km→🌱Fletcher Moss GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱Fletcher Moss GardensUrban park3.1 km→🦉WYTHENSHAWE PARKNature reserve3.9 km→

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