Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.47474, -2.22542
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
328 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Media City LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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River Medlock at Mayfield Park
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Wildlife to spot
16,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +26
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- VespulaVespula
🌿Plants36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow +31
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +26
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vespula
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- VespulaVespula
🌿Plants36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow +31
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025