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Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.40250, -2.33157
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 158m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 158m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ground-elder, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-elder, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 225 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Holy Cross Church, Timperley
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Wildlife to spot
19,926 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,926 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Siskin Spinus spinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eupteryx +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupteryx Eupteryx Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,926 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Siskin Spinus spinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eupteryx +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupteryx Eupteryx Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 