Ringway Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.37077, -2.29865
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Staff West 187m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Staff West 187m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Oak, Raspberry, Hart's-Tongue +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Oak, Raspberry, Ramsons +1 more foraging species
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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 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 162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
24,679 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,679 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Starling +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
House-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird +1
House-fly Musca domestica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red Oak · Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern · Ramsons +2
Red Oak Quercus rubra Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ramsons Allium ursinum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,679 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Starling +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
House-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird +1
House-fly Musca domestica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red Oak · Raspberry · Hart's-Tongue · Soft Shield-fern · Ramsons +2
Red Oak Quercus rubra Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Ramsons Allium ursinum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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