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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.46715, -2.16106
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shepherd's-purse, White Clover, Red Clover +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Shepherd's-purse, White Clover, Red Clover +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal 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 Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
Ashton to Oldham Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Corner of Abbey Hey Lane and Vine Street
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Wildlife to spot
9,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Eupeodes luniger +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shepherd's-purse · Meadow Buttercup · Sowbread · Wild Angelica · Wild Teasel +13
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Eupeodes luniger +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shepherd's-purse · Meadow Buttercup · Sowbread · Wild Angelica · Wild Teasel +13
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Opomyza Opomyza
Opomyza Opomyza
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Fuchsia
Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia magellanica
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Maltese-cross Silene chalcedonica
Maltese-cross Silene chalcedonica
Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii
Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
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