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Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.36463, -2.07120
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 50m 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 🅿️ Parking 50m 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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Yellow-rattle +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Yellow-rattle +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Wild Strawberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 GM Ringway Stage 6 Walking route 13.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Named route Length 13.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map A walk to The Cage, Lyme Walking route 1.9 km ▾
If you're looking for short walk with a big payoff, a walk to The Cage is essential on your visit to Lyme. Walk up the steep but short hill for views of the Manchester skyline, Peak District and deer sanctuary.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map A Walk to the Lantern at Lyme Walking route 2.7 km ▾
You'll be rewarded with glorious views on this walk to a lesser visited areas of the park. You may also be able to see Lyme's red deer, who often spend their time in the east of the park.
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Paddock Cottage Walk Walking route 2 km ▾
This enjoyable walk to Paddock Cottage, which also takes in Knightslow Wood, Pursfield Wood and Drinkwater Meadow, will reward you with memorable views of the surrounding area on a clear day.
Named route Length 2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bramhall Park–A6 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A555 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Middlewood Way Cycling route ▾
Sett Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peak Forest Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riding the Ridges Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Altar and Windows, St Thomas's Church
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Wildlife to spot
27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Brown Soft-scale Spear Thistle · Pendulous Sedge · Common Dog-violet · Hedge Bedstraw · Lawson Cypress +12
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Brown Soft-scale Spear Thistle · Pendulous Sedge · Common Dog-violet · Hedge Bedstraw · Lawson Cypress +12
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccus hesperidum
Coccus hesperidum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Black-eyed-Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed-Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Sawara Cypress Cupressus pisifera
Sawara Cypress Cupressus pisifera
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum 