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Hollyhedge Park

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.38883, -2.24950

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 173m away — 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Cleavers, Spear Thistle +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Cleavers, Spear Thistle +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

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

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

229 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

35,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Blackbird +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow TitPoecile montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects100 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +95

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Parhelophilus frutetorumParhelophilus frutetorum
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
SitonaSitona
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024
SciaraSciara2024
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023

🌿

Plants25 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Cleavers · Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Fritillary +20

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
CleaversGalium aparine
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Blackbird +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow TitPoecile montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects100 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +95

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Parhelophilus frutetorumParhelophilus frutetorum
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
SitonaSitona
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024
SciaraSciara2024
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023

🌿

Plants25 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Cleavers · Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Fritillary +20

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
CleaversGalium aparine
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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