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Woodheys Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.41018, -2.35384

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km

GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park

Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route

Turnbull Roadpublic footpath · 101 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

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Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,351 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,351 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +72

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

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Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Water Scorpion · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
SyrphusSyrphus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,351 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +72

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Water Scorpion · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
SyrphusSyrphus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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