St Thomas' Recreation Ground
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53.40346, -2.14468
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Creeping Buttercup, Hogweed +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Creeping Buttercup, Hogweed +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 GM Ringway Stage 7 Walking route 14.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom
Named route Length 14.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
233 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 Doug and Di's Off-Licence
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Wildlife to spot
15,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,933 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Gorse · Wall-rue · Butterfly-bush · Hogweed · Great Willowherb +17
Gorse Ulex europaeus Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,933 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Gorse · Wall-rue · Butterfly-bush · Hogweed · Great Willowherb +17
Gorse Ulex europaeus Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 