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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.41346, -2.16417
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Gulz Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Gulz Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Wood Avens, Hogweed +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
232 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
American Mink · Grey Squirrel
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Common Wasp · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +5
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Thale Cress · Groundsel · Common Chickweed · Flowering Currant · Ground-ivy +18
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
American Mink · Grey Squirrel
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Common Wasp · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +5
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Thale Cress · Groundsel · Common Chickweed · Flowering Currant · Ground-ivy +18
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Catkin Bug
Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Events & activities nearby
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