Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 72 ha
Getting here
53.44719, -2.22455
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
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 ▾
410 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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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
33,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,987 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ivy · Holly · Daisy · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +27
Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,987 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ivy · Holly · Daisy · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +27
Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
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
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
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