Woodbank Memorial Park
104 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome104 ha
Getting here
53.41016, -2.13166
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Salmonberry, Wood Avens, Creeping Buttercup +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 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
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Named routeLength 13.4 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
Cown Edge WayWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
212 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,829 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,829 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Weasel · Badger
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus ribesii · Green Shieldbug +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Great Willowherb · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · White Clover · Redshank +26
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,829 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Weasel · Badger
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus ribesii · Green Shieldbug +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Great Willowherb · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · White Clover · Redshank +26
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataEvents & activities nearby
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