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Wooded path behind the (former) college and recreation centre at Peel Moat.

Quite a small park but reasonably well equipped.

The houses here, beyond the core of Heaton Moor that was developed in Victorian times, date probably from the late 1930s. They are detached and would have been considered upmarket when they were built; they remain smart today.

This view shows the bowling green at the north end of the four acre park. The park was opened in 1897 on land donated by the 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton. A nearby plaque commemorates the efforts of Sir Thomas Thornhill Shann described as a prime mover in creating the park.

A view of Peel Moat on Heaton Moor Golf Course. Looking roughly west. The moat is now often dry and nothing remains on the small central island. It is a small rectangular moat, described by 19th Century sources as having once enclosed a square fortified tower. The central island is the sunlit patch of grass in the centre of the frame. The moat extends from the shrubs on the rhs of the path, just below the centre of the frame, through the area of "brown" reedy grass then round the island and back to the path. SJ87509247.

Peel Moat is the site of a medieval moated house although only the overgrown and waterlogged moat itself has survived. It is now a scheduled ancient monument. A causeway allows access to the moated area and is used by golfers on Heaton Moor golf course to access one of the tees.

Peel Moat is the site of a medieval moated house although only the overgrown and waterlogged moat itself has survived. It is now a scheduled ancient monument. The moated area is now used as part of Heaton Moor golf course for the red tee (ie women's tee) on the 15th hole.

An ancient water-filled trench that provides an oasis for frogs, birds and other wildlife in the midst of Heaton Moor golf course, a more cultivated and sterile environment.