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Sir Matt Busby statue

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.46346, -2.28953

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Bittersweet +103 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea-buckthorn, Butterfly-bush, Bittersweet +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

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

Foraging

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

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
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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
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Cycling

329 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

Photos

Sir Matt Busby Statue, Old Trafford

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sir Matt Busby Statue, Old Trafford

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🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Crescent MeadowUrban park2.8 km→✦Peel ParkHistoric site3 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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