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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
53.41331, -2.13961
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Vernon Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Vernon Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Common Ragwort, Salmonberry +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 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
GM Ringway Stage 7Walking route14.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 7 - Marple to Broadbottom
Named routeLength 14.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
215 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Alan Newton WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A6 alternate routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Errwood Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Ladybrook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Alan Newton Waybridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +30
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Weasel · Grey Squirrel
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Gorse · Hogweed · Wall-rue · Butterfly-bush · Great Willowherb +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +30
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Weasel · Grey Squirrel
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Gorse · Hogweed · Wall-rue · Butterfly-bush · Great Willowherb +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2025Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus2025
Lotus pedunculatus2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025