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53.37784, -2.24582
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 Manchester Green Trail 14 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 205 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 A6 alternate route 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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29,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 14-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Common Flower Bug · Chocolate Mining Bee +48
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 14-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Common Flower Bug · Chocolate Mining Bee +48
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum
Parthenolecanium rufulum Parthenolecanium rufulum
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Nettle Pollen Beetle Brachypterus urticae
Nettle Pollen Beetle Brachypterus urticae
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella
Creeping Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) ampliata
Creeping Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) ampliata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Parhelophilus frutetorum Parhelophilus frutetorum
Parhelophilus frutetorum Parhelophilus frutetorum
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Sitona Sitona
Sitona Sitona
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 