Getting here
53.46165, -2.15792
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Herb-Robert, Coltsfoot +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Herb-Robert, Coltsfoot +74 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Dandelion, Bulrush +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km
🚴Cycling
207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 60Cycling route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Route 86Cycling route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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