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Sharon Full Gospel Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.46131, -2.25870

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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
☕Nasv Sandwich Bar Cafe — 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
☕Nasv Sandwich Bar Cafe — 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

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10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Yarrow +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Yarrow +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 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

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Cycling

343 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Broughton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Swinton GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,370 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,370 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

summerautumn

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +36

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

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Mammals8 species

summer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +3

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +28

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
VespulaVespula
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025

🌿

Plants112 species

summer

2026

Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Purple-loosestrife · Black Medick +107

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior
DaisyBellis perennis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,370 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

summerautumn

2026

Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +36

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +3

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

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +28

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
VespulaVespula
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025

🌿

Plants112 species

summer

2026

Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Purple-loosestrife · Black Medick +107

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior
DaisyBellis perennis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy BroomrapeOrobanche hederae2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Greek MallowSidalcea malviflora2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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