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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Bittersweet +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Bittersweet +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

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 (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

324 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

18,722 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,722 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects37 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +32

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
SitonaSitona
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
EupeodesEupeodes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

🌿

Plants102 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea-buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Bittersweet · Black Medick · Ribwort Plantain +97

Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,722 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects37 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +32

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
SitonaSitona
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
EupeodesEupeodes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

🌿

Plants102 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea-buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Bittersweet · Black Medick · Ribwort Plantain +97

Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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