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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Trafford Getting here
53.37933, -2.35322
Open directionsv 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 318m 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 318m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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
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
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 2 Walking route 10.5 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named route Length 10.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Heritage Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Heritage Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Spring Bank Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
18,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Yellow Meadow Ant · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx · Eristalis tenax +9
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Yellow Meadow Ant · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupteryx · Eristalis tenax +9
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Eupteryx Eupteryx2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 2025
2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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