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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.44626, -2.21962
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 110m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 110m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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, Rock Dove +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Hart's-Tongue, Ash +94 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Hart's-Tongue, Ash +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
420 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stretford Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chorlton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +2
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Ivy · Holly · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Taxus baccata f. baccata +26
Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +2
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Ivy · Holly · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Taxus baccata f. baccata +26
Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera2025
Apis mellifera2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025 