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St Mark's Cricket Club

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 248m 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

12 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, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Salmonberry, Bramble, Red Clover +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Salmonberry, Bramble, Red Clover +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cown Edge WayWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

197 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Alan Newton Waybridleway · 1.2 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Daubenton's Bat · Weasel · Badger +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +50

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2025
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants82 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Salmonberry · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Bramble · White Clover +77

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
White CloverTrifolium repens
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
daffodilsNarcissus
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DandelionTaraxacum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
IvyHedera helix
CleaversGalium aparine
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Daubenton's Bat · Weasel · Badger +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +50

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2025
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants82 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Salmonberry · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Bramble · White Clover +77

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
White CloverTrifolium repens
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
daffodilsNarcissus
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DandelionTaraxacum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
IvyHedera helix
CleaversGalium aparine
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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