To dog walkers, ramblers, and locals it is already a cherised oasis of calm just seven miles from Manchester city centre. Springwater Park in Whitefield is where the Rivers Irwell and Roch merge and kingfishers, egrits, grey wagtails, and dippers feed in its healthy waters.
Now the location, where nature has taken over a sprawling former bleachworks, in the shape of woodland, small ponds, and a thriving river, is to be known to millions of TV viewers. Next month it will be used for the filming of scenes in Coronation Street.
Actors and crew will move into the park for two days. The plans were revealed in a post on the Love Springwater Facebook Page.
