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Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.40438, -2.26954
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 330m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 330m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterbur, Lesser Celandine, Ramsons +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterbur, Lesser Celandine, Ramsons +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Dock Bug, Scathophaga stercoraria +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brown Hawker, Dock Bug, Scathophaga stercoraria +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 2 Walking route 10.5 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named route Length 10.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 3 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 320 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Airport Orbital Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Urmston-Ashton cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Canada Goose +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +6
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Asaphidion curtum Asaphidion curtum Platyderus depressus Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Hazel Corylus avellana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Canada Goose +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +6
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Asaphidion curtum Asaphidion curtum Platyderus depressus Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Ash · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Hazel Corylus avellana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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