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53.39852, -2.33323
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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, Rock Dove, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) 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 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 210 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,277 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,277 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,277 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Ground-elder
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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