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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Oscar's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Oscar's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Common Ragwort +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Common Ragwort +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

361 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stretford CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chorlton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

A56 Interim SchemeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +44

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +4

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

wintersummer

2026

Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +29

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
VespulaVespula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025

🌿

Plants64 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea-buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Oxford Ragwort +59

Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Cape-pondweedAponogeton distachyos2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +44

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +4

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

wintersummer

2026

Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax +29

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
VespulaVespula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025

🌿

Plants64 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea-buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Oxford Ragwort +59

Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Cape-pondweedAponogeton distachyos2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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