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Painswick Park

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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 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Oak, Ramsons, Chinese Bramble

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Brown Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Oak, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Oak, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional 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

GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

Manchester Green Trail 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

187 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

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

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

15,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +62

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Siphoninus phillyreae · House-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
House-flyMusca domestica
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021

🌿

Plants103 species

springsummer

2024

Ramsons · Lords-and-Ladies · Cock's-foot · Great Willowherb · Dandelion +98

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Red OakQuercus rubra
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2021
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus2021
WeldReseda luteola2021
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2021
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
TimothyPhleum pratense2021
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2021
Crepis capillaris var. capillarisCrepis capillaris var. capillaris2021
Highland BentAgrostis castellana2021
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2021
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2021
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2021
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
daffodilsNarcissus2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Small-flowered Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
IvyHedera helix2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
BulrushTypha latifolia2021
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2021
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +62

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Siphoninus phillyreae · House-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
House-flyMusca domestica
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021

🌿

Plants103 species

springsummer

2024

Ramsons · Lords-and-Ladies · Cock's-foot · Great Willowherb · Dandelion +98

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Red OakQuercus rubra
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2021
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus2021
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus2021
WeldReseda luteola2021
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2021
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
TimothyPhleum pratense2021
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2021
Crepis capillaris var. capillarisCrepis capillaris var. capillaris2021
Highland BentAgrostis castellana2021
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2021
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2021
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2021
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
daffodilsNarcissus2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Small-flowered Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. parviflora2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
IvyHedera helix2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
BulrushTypha latifolia2021
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2021
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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