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Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.37275, -2.31909
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Rosemary Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Rosemary Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
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 Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
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22,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,588 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +1
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,588 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · American Mink
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +1
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 