Chorlton Ees

From Victorian times until the 70s the Ees used to be a sewage works, but the only excrement you’ll see here today is likely to come from Chorltonites’ pooches.
When I first moved to Chorlton I used to cycle down past Chorlton Green to Chorlton Ees and along whichever path took my fancy until I reached the River Mersey. If I got lost then I’d just turn around, and hit the river eventually.
A few months later when I took my friend for a walk to the Ees (she was visiting Manchester, she’s not a pooch) I realised just how beautifully complex this network of trails is. We reached a point where there were trails going off in 6 different directions! We followed the path less trodden and encountered beautiful woodlands, wetlands and meadows. How were we only a 15 minute walk away from the centre of Chorlton and right next to the M60?
It’s a great place for a Sunday afternoon stroll, and after walking off the Sunday dinner you don’t need to feel guilty about stopping off for a pint at Jackson’s Boat on the river or the Horse & Jockey on the way back to Chorlton.