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Peel Hall moated site

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📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.37788, -2.24634

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

5 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 +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Lady's-mantle · last seen 2022; Plants — Lady's-mantle · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 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

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Cycling

205 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

A6 alternate routeCycling 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

29,754 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,754 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2025

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

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
BuzzardButeo buteo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SwiftApus apus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
TealAnas crecca2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

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Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Badger +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects126 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +121

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
SyrphusSyrphus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Parhelophilus frutetorumParhelophilus frutetorum
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
SitonaSitona
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024
SciaraSciara2024
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2024
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Sitona suturalisSitona suturalis2023
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2023
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Prasocuris phellandriiPrasocuris phellandrii2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022
Eupteryx vittataEupteryx vittata2022
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2022
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2022
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2022
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2022
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2022
Empis opacaEmpis opaca2022

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Plants1 species

summer

2022

Lady's-mantle

Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,754 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2025

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

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
BuzzardButeo buteo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SwiftApus apus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
TealAnas crecca2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Badger +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects126 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +121

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
SyrphusSyrphus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Parhelophilus frutetorumParhelophilus frutetorum
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
SitonaSitona
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024
SciaraSciara2024
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigritaPolymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2024
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Sitona suturalisSitona suturalis2023
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2023
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Prasocuris phellandriiPrasocuris phellandrii2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022
Eupteryx vittataEupteryx vittata2022
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2022
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2022
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2022
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2022
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2022
Empis opacaEmpis opaca2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Lady's-mantle

Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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