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Mirrlees Fields

60 ha

📷 Peter Fuller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

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53.38257, -2.13867

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 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 — Ocys tachysoides, Pterostichus strenuus, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ocys tachysoides, Pterostichus strenuus, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025

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

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km

Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 7Walking route14.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom

Named routeLength 14.3 kmRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bramhall Park–A6 CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Hedgehog · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Hedgehog · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Fuller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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