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Parkway Playing Fields

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 162m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Snowberry, Fox-and-cubs, Butterbur +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowberry, Fox-and-cubs, Butterbur +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 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 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

340 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

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

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

50,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +64

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Carder Bee +35

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
SitonaSitona2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025

🌿

Plants39 species

autumn

2026

Snowberry · Fox-and-cubs · Butterbur · Beech · Lesser Celandine +34

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
HazelCorylus avellana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
HollyIlex aquifolium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +64

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Carder Bee +35

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
SitonaSitona2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025

🌿

Plants39 species

autumn

2026

Snowberry · Fox-and-cubs · Butterbur · Beech · Lesser Celandine +34

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
HazelCorylus avellana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
HollyIlex aquifolium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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