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Heaton Moor Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝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 parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +161 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +161 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Groundsel, Wood Avens +123 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Groundsel, Wood Avens +123 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Bramble +14 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 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
Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route
Named route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

297 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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