Stalybridge Country Park
29 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
53.49044, -2.03071
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Stenophylax permistus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +62 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Bridleway Interim Route for WalkersWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 626Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Magpie +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Birch Shieldbug · Stenophylax permistus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +23
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Yellow Loosestrife
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Magpie +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Birch Shieldbug · Stenophylax permistus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +23
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Yellow Loosestrife
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025SciaraSciara2025SciaraSciara2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025