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Maple Avenue Park

5 ha

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.37714, -2.19818

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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 Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

205 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

49,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Goldfinch +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Common Earwig · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird

Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Goldfinch +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Common Earwig · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird

Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North end of Beatrice Avenue, Cheadle Hulme

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