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Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.41124, -2.15518
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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 ☕ Blackshaw's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Blackshaw's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 241 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A6 alternate route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Errwood Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ladybrook Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St. Mary's Church viewed from near the River Goyt
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Wildlife to spot
17,511 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,511 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Syrphus ribesii
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Common Field-speedwell · Cherry Plum · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed · Common Whitlowgrass +7
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dandelion Taraxacum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,511 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel
American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Syrphus ribesii
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Common Field-speedwell · Cherry Plum · Shepherd's-purse · Common Chickweed · Common Whitlowgrass +7
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dandelion Taraxacum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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