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Gorton Park

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.46533, -2.18745

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Wood Avens +117 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Wood Avens +117 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 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

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

259 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stretford CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chorlton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects41 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
OpomyzaOpomyza
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024

🌿

Plants120 species

summer

2026

Herb-Robert · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · White Clover · Fox-and-cubs +115

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
IvyHedera helix
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects41 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
OpomyzaOpomyza
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024

🌿

Plants120 species

summer

2026

Herb-Robert · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · White Clover · Fox-and-cubs +115

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
IvyHedera helix
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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