Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.47182, -2.27907
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Munchyhub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Munchyhub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Sea-buckthorn, Bee Orchid +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
321 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Media City LinkCycling 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,203 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +30
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Summer Snowflake · Coltsfoot · Fritillary · Hairy Bitter-cress +10
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +30
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Summer Snowflake · Coltsfoot · Fritillary · Hairy Bitter-cress +10
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wavy Bitter-cress
Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine flexuosa
Scots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
