Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.38498, -2.40177
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Stamford Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Stamford Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Pochard, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ganoderma adspersum, Chicken Of The Woods +106 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bollin Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named routeLength 17.4 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 19Walking route15.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 19 - Altrincham to Stretford
Named routeLength 15.1 kmRegional walking route
Smithy Drivepublic footpath · 309 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 309 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Smithy Drivepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Smithy Drivepublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brickkiln Lanerestricted byway · 271 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 271 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Brickkiln Lanerestricted byway · 7 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 7 mSurface woodPath type: service
Brickkiln Lanerestricted byway · 379 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 379 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Photos
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