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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.45899, -2.23010
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Whitworth Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Whitworth Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 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
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
369 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stretford CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorlton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,913 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +27
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐝Insects7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Vespula
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Hart's-Tongue +43
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,913 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +27
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐝Insects7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Vespula
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Butterfly-bush · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Yarrow · Hart's-Tongue +43
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vespula
Vespula
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Vinca minor
IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumWrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusCorsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifoliusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025