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Dogs 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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Yarrow, Selfheal +120 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Yarrow, Selfheal +120 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 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
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Cycling

324 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
Route 86Cycling route
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Ashton Canal, Piccadilly Village

Ashton Canal, Piccadilly Village

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