Harden House Playing Fields
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Places › England › North West › Cheshire East Getting here
53.30907, -2.23572
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Heath Threadwort
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Heath Threadwort +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Heath Threadwort +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Fred Perry Way Walking route ▾
North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Wizard Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fairbourne Avenue public footpath · 34 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 34 m Path type: residential
Show on map Annis Road public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Crescent Road public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wizard Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Mole +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Speckled Wood · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Green-veined White · Dock Bug +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Mole +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Speckled Wood · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Green-veined White · Dock Bug +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles
Meles meles
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2024
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2024
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2024
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2024
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2024
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2024
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
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