Outwood Road Playing Fields 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.36657, -2.23261
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ 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 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ 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 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 2 Walking route 10.5 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named route Length 10.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
35,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hobby Falco subbuteo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Alder Leaf Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Tree Bumblebee · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus +5
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Trioza remota Trioza remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hobby Falco subbuteo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Alder Leaf Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Tree Bumblebee · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus +5
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Trioza remota Trioza remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 