Getting here
53.48475, -2.24477
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Proper Tea — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Proper Tea — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +70 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Giant Hogweed +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Black Spleenwort, Giant Hogweed +85 more · last seen 2026
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +37 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
🚴Cycling
291 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 60Cycling route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route
Media City LinkCycling route
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route
Route 86Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route
Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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