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Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.37082, -2.19570
Open directionsv 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) 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 GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A6 alternate route 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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Bats
Bats
Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Bat Chiroptera
Bat Chiroptera 2025
2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2025
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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