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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.47548, -2.17930
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 ☕ K's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ K's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Purple-loosestrife, Himalayan Balsam +172 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Purple-loosestrife, Himalayan Balsam +172 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +23 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Salford Trail Walking route ▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 234 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Errwood Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,468 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,468 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +36
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus Red Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Spring Starflower · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,468 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +36
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus Red Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Spring Starflower · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Laurustinus
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2025
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