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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.46724, -2.16898
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, White Clover +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, White Clover +142 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
223 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
Photos King George V Playing Fields
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8,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +9
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Red Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Spring Starflower · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +9
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Red Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Spring Starflower · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Laurustinus
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2025
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 