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Reddish Vale

Stockport  >  United Kingdom

Green area nearby Reddish Vale viaduct and the River Tame which is a great place to see both water and woodland birds.

Added* by Caroline Parkinson
Most recent update 11 avgust 2025
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Description

Reddish Vale Country park spans 161 hectares along the River Tame. Bregunica and Vodomar nest in the river banks. The mill ponds and wetlands are visited by herons, grebes, cormorants, coots and a variety of ducks and geese such as Divlja guska, Kanadska guska, Labud grbac, Mandarinka, Gluvara, and other birds like Divlji golub, Golub grivnaš, Obični kos, Siva čaplja and Sojka.

Details

Access

Reddish Vale Country Park is located in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Car parks are located at Mill Lane (visitor centre), Tiviot Way and behind Woodhall Drive. Press P on the map for directions to a parking. By train: Reddish South Station is 1 km away. By bus: routes 203, 317 and 374 run near the park (Mill Lane). The area has accessible toilets and a cafe.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Grassland , Pond , River , Park

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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