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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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53.37668, -2.11148
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Buxton Road Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Buxton Road Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 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 108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Bramhall Park–A6 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Rainbow by the play area, Torkington Park
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Wildlife to spot
19,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Mole · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Southern Hawker · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorytes laticinctus +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Scaeva pyrastri Raspberry · Creeping Thistle · White Water-lily
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense White Water-lily Nymphaea alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Mole · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Southern Hawker · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorytes laticinctus +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Scaeva pyrastri Raspberry · Creeping Thistle · White Water-lily
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense White Water-lily Nymphaea alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 