Hi there I live between Hulton and Cutacre....visit Cutacre frequently but unsure of access point into Hulton Give me a call sometime 07774 877081 Cheers Colin

A few hours walking the overgrown trails this morning produced 34 species including:

-3 Goldcrest
-Multiple large tit flocks of 4 species
-Lots of Nuthatch
-Great Spotted Woodpecker
-2 Little Grebes on the dam (although no Mandarins surprisingly)
-12+ Stock Doves in a mixed flock with Feral Pigeons, Carrion Crows and 100+ Jackdaws
-2 Common Gull feeding with small numbers of Black-Headed and Herring
-5+ Bullfinch
-1 Kestrel and 1 Buzzard
-4 Pheasant
-2 Peregrines hunting the large pigeon flocks unsuccessfully

I couldn't find a thread for this place. Basically a massive expanse of agricultural land surrounded by old-growth forest in Atherton, just west of Cutacre Country Park. Access is restricted but there are a network of footpaths across the site. I visit this place occasionally but don't give it anywhere near the attention it deserves.

Had a look round the south-eastern area today and saw:
-15+ Mandarin
-Kingfisher (at least one)
-Nuthatches and Treecreepers everywhere
-Several Great-Spotted Woodpeckers, including juveniles
-Lots of Bullfinch
-Good numbers of Stock Dove
-Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk
-Pheasant

Last winter I also had Woodcock, Snipe, Grey Partridge and Little Grebe. Would be really interested to know if anyone else visits this place or has any records. The woodland has a lot of rhodedendron, but still looks good for some of the rarer woodland specialists in Greater Manchester.