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Thornfield Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.41720, -2.19350

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Silver Leaf Disease, Candlesnuff Fungus +215 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Silver Leaf Disease, Candlesnuff Fungus +215 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus ribesii +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus ribesii +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Groundsel, Common Field-speedwell, Wood Avens +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Groundsel, Common Field-speedwell, Wood Avens +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km

GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

315 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heaton Moor, Thornfield Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heaton Moor, Thornfield Park

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Nearby places

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🌱Bruntwood ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Fog Lane ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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