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Spring Bank

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Victoria Road Car Park 275m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Victoria Road Car Park 275m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Hornet Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Hornet Hoverfly, Alder Leaf Beetle +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

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

Named routeRegional walking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Heritage LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

18,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021

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Mammals10 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Rat +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

summerautumn

2026

Box Tree Moth · Hornet Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +33

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
EupteryxEupteryx2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons2022
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Cis boletiCis boleti2021
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2021
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2024

Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble · Slender Speedwell · Danish Scurvygrass +1

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021

🦌

Mammals10 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Rat +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

summerautumn

2026

Box Tree Moth · Hornet Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +33

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
EupteryxEupteryx2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons2022
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Cis boletiCis boleti2021
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2021
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2024

Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Parsley-leaved Bramble · Slender Speedwell · Danish Scurvygrass +1

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2021

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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