Gorton Heritage Trail is located approximately 3 miles from the centre of Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 and is situated on the banks of Gore Brook. It runs for approximately three quarters of a mile through the Gore Brook Valley Conservation Area, from Sunny Brow Park to Gorton Lower Reservoir.

The trail links up several areas that are rich in plants, trees, wildlife and history. It includes Sunny Brow Park, Lower Meadow wildflower

Wildflower

A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...

 meadow, Brookfield Church and 'dissenters graveyard', a butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 garden, Foxfold, and Tanyard Brow.

Origins of the Trail

Gorton Heritage Trail Action Group (GHTAG) was founded in 1997 by local residents who were inspired to protect, enhance and maintain the area, and bring attention to its sites.

Butterfly Garden

The trail crosses Hyde Road (A57) and enters an area planted specifically with butterflys in mind.

Foxfold

The 'salt road' crosses the brook runs past the 'Vale Cottage' pub and then through foxfold, a wilder section of the trail!

Tanyard Brow

Finally the trail crosses Tanyard Brow and connects up to Gorton Lower Reservoir.