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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32648, -2.23927
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Hogweed +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 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▾
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wizard WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 4Walking route12.7 km▾
Named routeLength 12.7 kmRegional walking route
Dungeon Walkpublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mPath type: footway
Bourne Streetpublic footpath · 248 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mPath type: residential
37 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
National Cycle Network 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,772 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +30
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dock Bug · Anthocomus rufus · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,772 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +30
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dock Bug · Anthocomus rufus · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
MoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaNathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxPsyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini