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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
☕Z-arts — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Z-arts — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Yarrow, Herb-Robert +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Yarrow, Herb-Robert +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Hazel +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

322 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

Broughton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

23,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +45

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025

🐝

Insects56 species

summerautumn

2026

Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +51

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
VespulaVespula
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Monotoma longicollisMonotoma longicollis2025
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Rust-red Flour BeetleTribolium castaneum2025
Clambus simsoniClambus simsoni2025
Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Atomaria lewisiAtomaria lewisi2025
Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025
Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis2025
Monotoma picipesMonotoma picipes2025
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2025
Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
Potamia littoralisPotamia littoralis2025
Coenosia molliculaCoenosia mollicula2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025

🌿

Plants106 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Butterfly-bush · Yarrow · Herb-Robert · Black Spleenwort · Shaggy Soldier +101

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Fern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulina2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Blue EryngoEryngium planum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +45

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025

🐝

Insects56 species

summerautumn

2026

Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +51

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
VespulaVespula
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Monotoma longicollisMonotoma longicollis2025
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Rust-red Flour BeetleTribolium castaneum2025
Clambus simsoniClambus simsoni2025
Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Atomaria lewisiAtomaria lewisi2025
Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025
Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis2025
Monotoma picipesMonotoma picipes2025
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2025
Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
Potamia littoralisPotamia littoralis2025
Coenosia molliculaCoenosia mollicula2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025

🌿

Plants106 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Butterfly-bush · Yarrow · Herb-Robert · Black Spleenwort · Shaggy Soldier +101

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Fern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulina2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Blue EryngoEryngium planum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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