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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.47515, -2.25459
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Warehouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Warehouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Yarrow +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Yarrow +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Three-cornered Garlic +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 316 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link 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 Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vespula Vespula 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Butterfly-bush · Black Spleenwort · Shaggy Soldier · Springbeauty +20
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vespula Vespula 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Butterfly-bush · Black Spleenwort · Shaggy Soldier · Springbeauty +20
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Wrinkled Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Wrinkled Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Chinese Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Chinese Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
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