Jim Evison Playing Field
46 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha
Getting here
53.34313, -2.25416
Open directionsv
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
- ☕Stables Ice Cream Parlour — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Stables Ice Cream Parlour — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
Fred Perry WayWalking route▾
Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route▾
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Bollin Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Priory Roadpublic footpath · 204 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mPath type: residential
Greaves Roadpublic footpath · 236 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Gorsey Roadpublic footpath · 46 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
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
Heritage LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
29 public paths nearby
Public paths
Quarry Bank Roadrestricted byway · 155 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 155 mPath type: service
Holt's Lanerestricted byway · 53 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Holt's Lanerestricted byway · 339 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 339 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Quarry Bank Roadrestricted byway · 30 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: service
Broad Walkrestricted byway · 45 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 45 mPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
31,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,717 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Orange Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,717 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Orange Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisEvents & activities nearby
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