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Reddish Vale Country Park

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.43010, -2.14403

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Hogweed, Wall-rue +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Hogweed, Wall-rue +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route

Named route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 7Walking route14.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom

Named routeLength 14.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

244 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

40,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Rabbit +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Red-eared Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Common Carder Bee +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants66 species

summerautumn

2026

Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Wall-rue · Creeping Thistle · White Clover +61

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Rabbit +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Red-eared Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Common Carder Bee +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants66 species

summerautumn

2026

Herb-Robert · Hogweed · Wall-rue · Creeping Thistle · White Clover +61

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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