Reddish’s biggest
Reddish Vale Country Park
Park or garden
207 ha (511 acres)24.3 km of path
5 h 25 minto walk all 24.3 km of path
290 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Mr Stephen · CC BY-SA 2.5AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Reddish · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Reddish lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
84 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 5.0 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Reddish add up to 6.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Peak District National Park begins 6.1 mi from the town’s edge. Reddish grades A for the outdoors: #1 of 81 in Greater Manchester. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
6.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
84 km
5.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Peak District starts 6.1 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Reddish?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.A town of footpaths5.0 km of path per km², more than 92% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Room to roam6.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 91% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Peak District National Park starts 6.1 mi east.
Reddish’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Reddish grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Reddish, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A
Better than 93% of UK towns#1 of 81 in Greater Manchester · 3rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space6.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
92out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Peak District begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths5.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
93out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Towns its size
Reddish is 3rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 20,700 to 23,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Reddish5.0
Towns its size3.6
Greater Manchester towns3.9
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Reddish6.7
Towns its size2.4
Greater Manchester towns2.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Reddish100%
Towns its size84%
Greater Manchester towns85%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Reddish stands out most for park space per resident: only 1 of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapeltown and High Green South Yorkshire | A+ | 4.9 | 94% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 2 | Dronfield Derbyshire | A+ | 3.2 | 97% | 5.3 | 9% |
| 3 | Reddish Greater Manchester | A | 6.7 | 100% | 5 | 0% |
| 4 | Faversham Kent | A | 2 | 88% | 3.5 | 24% |
| 5 | Caterham Surrey | A | 4.3 | 84% | 4.3 | 17% |
| 6 | Hebburn Tyne and Wear | A | 6.6 | 99% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Quedgeley and Hardwicke Gloucestershire | A | 2.1 | 99% | 4.7 | 21% |
| 8 | Seaham County Durham | A | 2.9 | 90% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Thornaby-on-Tees North Yorkshire | A | 5.4 | 92% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 10 | South Ockendon Essex | A− | 2.6 | 88% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Reigate Surrey | A− | 5.5 | 58% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 12 | Workington Cumbria | A− | 3 | 97% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Dukinfield Greater Manchester | A− | 4 | 95% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 14 | Hedge End Hampshire | A− | 5.5 | 87% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Coalville Leicestershire | A− | 3.7 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 16 | Rothwell West Yorkshire | A− | 3.4 | 91% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 17 | Kempston Bedfordshire | A− | 4.9 | 88% | 4 | 0% |
| 18 | Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 74% | 2.7 | 35% |
| 19 | Whitefield Greater Manchester | A− | 4.7 | 87% | 4 | 0% |
| 20 | Ingleby Barwick North Yorkshire | B+ | 2.9 | 87% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Maldon Essex | B+ | 2.8 | 82% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Whitehaven Cumbria | B+ | 1.8 | 91% | 2 | 1% |
| 23 | Chesham Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 64% |
| 24 | Crowborough East Sussex | B+ | 3.2 | 68% | 2.6 | 91% |
| 25 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire | B+ | 3 | 93% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock Essex | B+ | 2.2 | 97% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Ossett West Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 91% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Orrell Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.1 | 77% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Brownhills West Midlands | B | 11 | 80% | 2 | 2% |
| 30 | Swinton Greater Manchester | B | 3.9 | 81% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Great Bookham and Fetcham Surrey | B | 1.7 | 68% | 4.4 | 33% |
| 32 | Biggleswade Bedfordshire | B | 1.6 | 95% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Westhoughton Greater Manchester | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Old Trafford Greater Manchester | B | 2.5 | 79% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Hailsham East Sussex | B | 1.4 | 87% | 3.2 | 12% |
| 36 | Truro Cornwall | B | 1.6 | 84% | 2.9 | 21% |
| 37 | Dorchester Dorset | B | 1.6 | 78% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 38 | Rawtenstall Lancashire | B | 1.9 | 83% | 6.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Royton Greater Manchester | B− | 2.8 | 71% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 40 | Bingley West Yorkshire | B− | 2.1 | 80% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 41 | Berkhamsted Hertfordshire | B− | 1 | 69% | 3.6 | 56% |
| 42 | Staines-upon-Thames Surrey | B− | 3.4 | 67% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Dereham Norfolk | B− | 1.8 | 90% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Bishop Auckland County Durham | B− | 2.7 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Chester-le-Street County Durham | C+ | 1.7 | 75% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Ashford Surrey | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 47 | Clevedon Somerset | C+ | 1.1 | 69% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Clifton Nottinghamshire | C+ | 1.5 | 76% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey | C+ | 2 | 79% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Kenilworth Warwickshire | C+ | 2.7 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 51 | Formby Merseyside | C+ | 1.4 | 63% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Potters Bar Hertfordshire | C | 1.6 | 71% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 53 | Normanton West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Horwich Greater Manchester | C | 1.8 | 67% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Stowmarket Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 50% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Retford Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Gainsborough Lincolnshire | C− | 1 | 96% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 58 | March Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 87% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Stamford Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 64% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Darlaston West Midlands | D | 1.3 | 78% | 1.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Reddish’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Reddish
The biggest is Reddish Vale Country Park, 207 ha (511 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 6 named parks by size: 269 ha (665 acres) and 37 km of path
Parks & gardens 263 haPlaying fields 6.4 ha
The two biggest, Reddish Vale Country Park and Highfield Country Park, are 88% of the named green space and carry 31 km of path between them.
Highfield Country Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
30 ha (75 acres)6.9 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 6.9 km of path
43 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi westfrom the centre
WaterfallNelstrop Road North
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Debdale Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
17 ha (42 acres)3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
24 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.2 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
North Reddish Park
Park or garden
7.1 ha (17 acres)1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Reddish
Directionsto the nearest entrance
South Reddish
Playing field
6.4 ha (16 acres)0.3 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.1 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Houldsworth Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha (2 acres)0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Reddish
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Reddish’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Reddish100%
Towns its size84%
Greater Manchester towns85%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 88 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 252 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 6.1 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Reddish scores 0% on it even though the Peak District National Park is 6.1 mi away. Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
9 waymarked walks pass through or near Reddish
84 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Reddish and the kilometre around it, 5.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)8.2 km
Fred Perry Way8.0 km
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)7.8 km
Manchester Green Trail 16.2 km
Midshires Way5.8 km
Manchester Green Trail 144.1 km
Etherow - Goyt Valley Way1.2 km
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)1.2 km
St Andrew's Trail1.0 km
Close to home, the Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) has 8 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 3 regional routes pass through, including the Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common), Midshires Way and Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport).
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Reddish: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 66 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 71 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 91 | 84 | 93 |
April is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 93 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 26 nights a year. The climate in Reddish →
Things to do
88 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Reddish is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Stone Beach11 mi from Reddish’s edge
DirectionsWader Point11 mi from Reddish’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South11 mi from Reddish’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North11 mi from Reddish’s edge
DirectionsCar Park Beach11 mi from Reddish’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Levenshulme Waterfall0.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 88
Unity Park Play Areain town
DirectionsAnnie Lees Toddler Play Area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsAnnie Lees Play Area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsHeaton moor park playgroud0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPeak Street Play Area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsKidsaurus Play Centre0.9 mi from town
DirectionsWoodbank Park Play Area1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 81 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
DentonStockportBredbury and WoodleyAudenshawDroylsdenManchesterReddish
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish | A | 6.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Denton 1.8 mi | B | 2.4 | 88% | 0% |
| Stockport 2.3 mi | A | 4.0 | 93% | 0% |
| Bredbury and Woodley 2.4 mi | A | 4.8 | 94% | 0% |
| Audenshaw 2.6 mi | B+ | 4.6 | 93% | 0% |
| Droylsden 3.1 mi | A− | 5.2 | 95% | 0% |
| Manchester 3.3 mi | B− | 1.8 | 85% | 0% |
Reddish grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Reddish
What is the biggest park in Reddish?
Reddish Vale Country Park, 207 ha (511 acres), with 24.3 km of path. Highfield Country Park (30 ha) is second. 6 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Reddish near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 6.1 mi east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Reddish?
9 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common), Fred Perry Way and Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley). Reddish Vale Country Park alone has 24.3 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Reddish?
Stone Beach, 11 mi from the edge of the town, then Wader Point (11 mi). Reddish itself is inland.
How many people in Reddish live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Reddish?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Reddish good for walking?
For paths, yes: 5.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 93% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 92% (6.7 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Reddish’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Reddish’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.