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Places › England › North West › Stockport Getting here
53.42502, -2.16692
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +165 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +165 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Groundsel, White Clover +135 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Groundsel, White Clover +135 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 246 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alan Newton Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A6 alternate route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Errwood Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 American Mink Neovison vison Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp +21
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Hazel · Thale Cress · Ash · Common Chickweed +24
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Chickweed Stellaria media Dandelion Taraxacum Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 American Mink Neovison vison Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp +21
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Hazel · Thale Cress · Ash · Common Chickweed +24
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Chickweed Stellaria media Dandelion Taraxacum Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Hedera helix
Hedera helix
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 