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Lees Street Park

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Getting here

53.47039, -2.16576

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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

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

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Ragwort, White Clover +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Ragwort, White Clover +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Red Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Manchester Green Trail 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fred Perry WayWalking route

Named route

Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

204 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 86Cycling route

Named routeRef 86Local cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 626Cycling route

Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +48

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Feral CatFelis catus2023

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee +38

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
OpomyzaOpomyza
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024

🌿

Plants123 species

summer

2025

Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain · Pineappleweed +118

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
BeechFagus sylvatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
White CampionSilene latifolia
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii
DaisyBellis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
HonestyLunaria annua
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +48

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Feral CatFelis catus2023

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee +38

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
OpomyzaOpomyza
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024

🌿

Plants123 species

summer

2025

Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain · Pineappleweed +118

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
BeechFagus sylvatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
White CampionSilene latifolia
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii
DaisyBellis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
HonestyLunaria annua
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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