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🎠Play🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.38579, -2.28306
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional 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
223 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
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +18
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Common Earwig · Platyderus depressus · Leistus fulvibarbis
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
🍄Fungi90 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Turkeytail · Smoky Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Frosty Bonnet +85
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Frosty BonnetMycena tenerrima
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +18
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Common Earwig · Platyderus depressus · Leistus fulvibarbis
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
🍄Fungi90 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Turkeytail · Smoky Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Frosty Bonnet +85
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Frosty BonnetMycena tenerrima
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oyster Mushroom
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Oak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaNitschkia confertulaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaeRhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulaeGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumSulphur DiscoCalycina claroflavaSulphur DiscoCalycina claroflavaJellybabyLeotia lubricaJellybabyLeotia lubricaPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitata2025Peniophora limitataPeniophora limitata2025Alder BracketMensularia radiata2025Alder BracketMensularia radiata2025Waxy CrustVuilleminia comedens2025Waxy CrustVuilleminia comedens2025Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2025Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2025Melampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaMelampsora allii-populinaCelandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidisCelandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidisBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeBitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariaeWoolly WoodwartLasiosphaeria ovinaWoolly WoodwartLasiosphaeria ovinaBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiBluebell RustUromyces hyacinthiSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiColeroa robertianiCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumGanoderma resinaceumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaDiplodia sapineaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostromaLayered CupPeziza variaLayered CupPeziza variaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaUromyces muscariUromyces muscari2025Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari2025King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Ochre AldercapAlnicola escharioides2025Ochre AldercapAlnicola escharioides2025Tutsan RustMelampsora hypericorum2025Tutsan RustMelampsora hypericorum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta2025Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2025Hairy OysterlingResupinatus trichotis2025Hairy OysterlingResupinatus trichotis2025Rancid BonnetMycena olida2025Rancid BonnetMycena olida2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2025Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium2025Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium2025Amber JellyExidia recisa2025Amber JellyExidia recisa2025Common MazegillDatronia mollis2025Common MazegillDatronia mollis2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Ochre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatum2025Ochre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatum2025Contorted Pipe ClubMacrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta2025Contorted Pipe ClubMacrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2025Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2025Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola2025Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum2025Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025Bonet OdroMycena galopus2025Bonet OdroMycena galopus2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Tear DropperCylindrobasidium laeve2025Tear DropperCylindrobasidium laeve2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025Events & activities nearby
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