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Getting here

53.47308, -2.15962

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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
🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 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, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Clover, Coltsfoot, Common Ragwort +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Coltsfoot, Common Ragwort +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Rowan +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Manchester Green Trail 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fred Perry WayWalking route

Named route

Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

212 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 86Cycling route

Named routeRef 86Local cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 626Cycling route

Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

11,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SwiftApus apus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Feral CatFelis catus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects55 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Western Honey Bee +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024
German WaspVespula germanica2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris2023
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023
LeucopisLeucopis2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2023
Sepedon sphegeaSepedon sphegea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Empis lividaEmpis livida2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023

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Plants98 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Clover · Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · White Clover +93

Red CloverTrifolium pratense
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Bush VetchVicia sepium
HonestyLunaria annua
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
BeechFagus sylvatica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Fern-leaved BeechFagus sylvatica 'Aspleniifolia'2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2023
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SwiftApus apus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Feral CatFelis catus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects55 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Western Honey Bee +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024
German WaspVespula germanica2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris2023
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023
LeucopisLeucopis2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2023
Sepedon sphegeaSepedon sphegea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Empis lividaEmpis livida2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023

🌿

Plants98 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Clover · Coltsfoot · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · White Clover +93

Red CloverTrifolium pratense
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Bush VetchVicia sepium
HonestyLunaria annua
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
BeechFagus sylvatica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Fern-leaved BeechFagus sylvatica 'Aspleniifolia'2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2023
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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