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Moor Nook Playing Field

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.41561, -2.30564

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Smoky Bracket, Crystal Brain +123 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Turkeytail, Smoky Bracket, Crystal Brain +123 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Jelly Ear, Beechleaf Parachute +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking 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
Baguley Lanepublic footpath · 130 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mPath type: service
Baguley Lanepublic footpath · 238 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

301 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
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
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path, Moor Nook Playing Field

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path, Moor Nook Playing Field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wythenshawe ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Walton ParkUrban park1.7 km→🦉WYTHENSHAWE PARKNature reserve2.2 km→🦉CHORLTON WATER PARKNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Ashton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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